Politics

New Liberian Transition Leader Chosen

As Liberia's rebels and government chose a new leader to head their transition government, the United Nations envoy to Liberia said he would ask the Security Council to authorize its largest peacekeeping deployment in the world -- 15,000 troops.

Senior Hamas Leader Killed in Strike; Militants End Truce

Israeli military forces killed a senior leader in the Hamas political movement Thursday in a missile strike two days after a suicide bombing on a Jerusalem bus left 20 people dead.

U.S. Exploring Possible Expanded Role for U.N., Powell Says

Secretary of State Colin Powell told diplomats at the United Nations that the United States is considering a new resolution that would "call on member states to do more" in Iraq.

Cease-Fire Collapses

Israeli and Palestinian advocates discuss the impacts of the Jerusalem bus bombing and subsequent killing of a senior Hamas leader on the struggle for peace in the Middle East.

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Background: Cease-Fire Collapses

Secretary of State Colin Powell called upon the international community to reinforce the "road map to peace" despite recent violence in the Middle East.

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U.S. Resumes Drug Surveillance Flights Over Colombia

President Bush late Tuesday reinstated a U.S.-backed flight surveillance program over Colombia, following a two-year suspension after the accidental downing of a U.S. missionary plane over Peru.

Twenty Killed, Scores Hurt in Jerusalem Bus Bombing

A suicide attacker detonated a bomb on a packed Jerusalem bus Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100.

More Violence in the Mideast

Analysts examine the state of the peace process in the Middle East after a Palestinian suicide attacker killed himself and at least 19 others Tuesday on a bus in Jerusalem.

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Mideast Violence: Background

A Palestinian suicide attacker killed himself and at least 18 others on a double-length bus in Jerusalem. Kwame Holman reports on the latest developments.

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Warring Factions in Liberia Sign Peace Accord

The Liberian government and the two largest rebel groups -- Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) and the Movement for Democracy in Liberia -- signed a peace accord that calls for a two-year power-sharing government.