Politics Jan 05 Afghan Assembly Overcomes Disputes to Adopt Constitution Afghanistan's constitutional assembly overcame weeks of bitter disagreements and debate when it voted Sunday to approve a new charter that aims to establish a democratic government in the country formerly ruled by the Taliban.
World Jan 02 Security Alert Prompts More Flight Cancellations A British Airways flight from London to Washington, D.C., was cancelled for a second day Friday as the U.S. government and its allies continued to scrutinize flights coming into the United States for possible terrorist threats.
Politics Jan 01 Afghan Leaders Delay Vote on New Constitution Delegates to the Afghan loya jirga put off consideration of a draft constitution after those opposed to interim leader Hamid Karzai boycotted efforts to vote on key provisions of the charter for the war-torn nation's first post-Taliban government.
Politics Dec 18 Appeals Court Orders Dirty Bomb Suspect Released A federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. government does not have the authority to detain accused American "dirty bomb" suspect Jose Padilla as an enemy combatant, ordering the Department of Defense to release the Chicago native within 30 days.
Nation Dec 01 U.S. Reports 54 Iraqis Killed After Ambushing Soldiers "The 4th Infantry Division repelled multiple ambush attacks," Lt. Col. William MacDonald told reporters, adding that U.S. troops wounded 18 Iraqis and captured eight.
Politics Oct 21 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Heads to President's Desk Opponents of the legislation say it prohibits established medical procedures that should be legal in cases where a mother's life or health is threatened.
Politics Oct 03 Election Offers Little Hope for Increased Stability in Chechnya Voters in the troubled Russian republic of Chechnya go to the polls Sunday to choose a president, the outcome of which is widely expected to confirm Kremlin-backed Akhmad Kadyrov as the region's next leader.
World Sep 12 U.N. Votes to Lift Sanctions Against Libya Moammar Gadhafi's government was implicated in two airliner bombings in the late 1980s.
Politics Sep 07 Campaign Finance Law Faces Critical Test in Supreme Court The legalities of political campaign fundraising will be examined during a one-day September session of the Supreme Court on Monday, when the court hears arguments challenging the constitutionality of recently passed campaign finance legislation.