1. President Bush defends a post-September 11th secret eavesdropping program in the US, and slams senators blocking renewal of the Patriot Act . 2. Iraqi authorities ease some security measures impose...
1. A blow for President Bush, the Senate rejects extending parts of Patriot Act, saying they infringe too much on Americans' privacy and liberty. 2. In Iraq, authorities tally ballots and field compla...
1. With violence at a relative low, large numbers of Iraqis turn out to vote. Turnout is strong in Sunni areas too, and ballot shortages are reported in some precincts . 2. The White House reportedly...
1. Campaigning halts and Baghdad streets are quiet on the eve of Thursday's parliamentary election which will decide who will govern Iraq for the next four years. 2. Iran's president escalates his ant...
1. Despite protests, convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams is executed, the Crips gang co-founder's case stirred national debate about capital punishment and redemption . 2. Gunmen kill a Sunni Ara...
1. As Iraqi patients, soldiers and prisoners cast early ballots for this week's parliamentary elections, at least a dozen people are killed in new violence. 2. The Supreme Court agrees to review a Tex...
1. Iraq says it will close borders, extend curfew hours and ban travel as part of stringent security measures to protect voters during this week's parliamentary elections. 2. A candlelight vigil 's he...
1. Four US soldiers are killed in separate attacks in the Baghdad area amid kidnappers' deadline for four Christian peace activists held hostage. 2. Federal investigators prepare to interview the pilo...
1. In Chicago, investigators study the site where a jet slid off the runway at Midway Airport amid heavy snow killing a 6-year-old boy. 2. A snowstorm that's moved across the middle of the US, hits th...
1. Iraqi insurgents claim online they've killed a kidnapped US security consultant. The White House says it can't confirm the death. 2. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says US troop levels in Iraq could be...
