Politics Feb 10

European dissent over U.S. plans for a possible confrontation with Iraq continued to grow Monday as key U.S. allies blocked a NATO proposal to provide defensive military aid to Turkey.

Science Feb 01

The following is the text of a NASA statement on the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

World Jan 22

As U.S. forces continue to deploy in the Persian Gulf region, France and Germany announced they would work to prevent any U.S.-led military action against Iraq.

Nation Jan 16

An award-winning freelance journalist from Bangladesh, Tipu Sultan has survived near-fatal assaults in apparent retaliation for his reporting of government corruption.

Nation Jan 16

Irina Petrushova is the founder and editor-in-chief of the weekly publication Respublica, which covers business and economic issues in Kazakhstan, a former republic of the Soviet Union.

Nation Jan 16

Ignacio Gómez is a leading investigative reporter in Colombia, a country where the careers of journalists are frequently cut short.

Nation Jan 12

Fesshaye Yohannes, a prominent Eritrean journalist, was one of four recipients of the 2002 International Press Freedom Award, honored for his demonstrated courage to report independently under repressive political conditions.

Politics Jan 01

"It is relatively easy to describe in one or two sentences the role of the Supreme Court of the United States in our nation's system of government," Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote in his book, "The Supreme Court."…

Politics Oct 11

Congress passes a bipartisan resolution authorizing President Bush to use military force, acting alone if necessary, in order to ensure that Iraq disarms any weapons of mass destruction…

Politics Oct 03

Republicans also plan to file suit in federal district court on behalf of overseas military personnel who received absentee ballots.