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.
Politics Sep 06 Palestinian PM Abbas Resigns; Hamas Founder Wounded in Strike Just days after asking the Palestinian Legislative Council for more authority to negotiate with Israel and the U.S., Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas resigned his post Saturday.
Politics Jun 26 Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Sodomy Law In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down Thursday a Texas law making homosexual sex illegal, ruling that the ban unconstitutionally infringed on privacy rights.