Politics Dec 23 Karzai Names New Cabinet, Ousts Warlords Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai selected his new cabinet Thursday, removing warlords from top positions and creating a new post to oversee the fight against opium production.
Politics Dec 22 Peace Talks Over Darfur Crisis Falter The latest round of peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels were suspended until January due to ceasefire violations, African Union mediators said this week.
Nation Dec 22 Attack on U.S. Base Kills 22 in Northern Iraq An explosion ripped through a U.S. military mess tent near the northern city of Mosul Tuesday, killing 22 and wounding some 60 others as they sat down to lunch.
Nation Dec 20 Dozens Detained in Connection to Car Bombings Iraqi authorities detained 50 suspects Monday in connection with dual car bombings that killed at least 66 people in the mainly Shia cities of Najaf and Karbala on Sunday.
Politics Dec 16 President Pushes Social Security Reform On the second day of his economic summit, President Bush said Thursday that now is the time to tackle a $3.7 trillion Social Security shortfall projected over 75 years.
Nation Dec 15 Bomb Kills Seven on First Day of Campaigning in Iraq Violence marred the first day of presidential campaigning in Iraq when an explosion in Karbala killed seven people Wednesday, while Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced his candidacy for the Jan. 30 election.
Economy Dec 15 Wireless Companies Sprint and Nextel to Merge Sprint Corp. announced Wednesday that it will buy Nextel Communications Inc. in a $36 billion deal that will create the third largest wireless telecommunications firm in the world.
Politics Dec 13 Barghouti Drops Out of Palestinian Leadership Race Marwan Barghouti, the popular Palestinian leader imprisoned for his role in suicide attacks against Israelis, withdrew from the Palestinian presidential race Sunday and threw his support to opponent Mahmoud Abbas.
Health Dec 13 EPA Chief Tapped to Lead Health and Human Services Agency President Bush on Monday nominated Michael Leavitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
Politics Dec 10 President Names Former Treasury Official As Energy Chief President Bush on Friday named Sam Bodman, a former deputy commerce secretary and deputy treasury secretary, to head the Department of Energy, filling one of the last openings in his second-term Cabinet.