Apr 24 Bethlehem Standoff Drags on Despite Talks An Israeli sniper shot and wounded a Palestinian inside the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem on Wednesday morning, just hours before renewed negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians began. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch Paying Welfare Recipients to Relocate Spencer Michels reports from central California on paying welfare recipients to relocate to where jobs are more plentiful. Continue watching
Apr 23 Bethlehem Talks End Without Agreement The first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators aimed and ending a standoff at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity adjourned Tuesday without agreement. Continue reading
Apr 23 Police Testify Militant Confessed to Role in Pearl Abduction Two Karachi police officers on Tuesday told a Pakistani court they heard British-born Islamic militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh admit to coordinating the kidnapping of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Continue reading
Apr 23 White House Counselor Hughes Resigns White House counselor and trusted presidential adviser Karen Hughes announced Tuesday that she will leave Washington and return to her home state of Texas. Continue reading
Apr 22 Battles Flare As Partial Israeli Withdrawal Continues Five Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed Monday in the West Bank and Gaza, a day after Israel completed its withdrawal from most of the Palestinian-controlled territories it entered in the past three weeks. Continue reading
Apr 22 Pearl Trial Begins in Pakistan Four suspects on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl pleaded not guilty Monday in a Pakistani court. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch France’s Election Shock Examining France's splintered political climate as extreme rightist Jean-Marie Le Pen qualifies for next month's presidential elections. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Background: French Elections Kwame Holman reports on surprising developments in the French presidential elections. Continue watching
Apr 19 Andersen, Government Settlement Talks Collapse Negotiations to settle criminal charges of obstruction of justice against accounting firm Arthur Andersen unexpectedly collapsed Thursday, possibly paving the way for a trial next month. Continue reading