1. New material given to the Senate indicates that Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers pledged support in 1989 for a constitutional amendment banning abortions. 2. Tropical storm Wilma on a path that...
1. Iraq's electoral commission says it intends to audit unusually high numbers in referendum results for most provinces. 2. Israel suspends some negotiations with the Palestinians and imposes closures...
1. Iraq's constitution seems assured of passage despite strong opposition from Sunni Arabs, who voted in surprisingly high numbers in an effort to block it. 2. President Bush portrays the Iraqi vote o...
1. Sunni Arabs voted in surprisingly high numbers on Iraq's new constitution, many of them hoping to defeat it in an intense competition with Shiites and Kurds over the shape of the nation's young dem...
1. Hundreds of Iraqi police and army troops fanned out across Baghdad， setting up checkpoints and fortifying polling stations ahead of a historic constitutional referendum. 2. Thousands of birds wer...
1. Rescue and relief efforts continue in Pakistan. The UN's emergency relief chief fears they are running out of time to get help to remote villages cut off by blocked roads. 2. Scores of Islamic mili...
1. Iraqi lawmakers convene a special parliamentary session to consider a last-minute compromise meant to gain Sunni support for a draft constitution. 2. As weather clears and aid begins pouring into P...
1. Heavy rain and hail force the cancellation of some relief flights to earthquake-stricken regions in Pakistan as survivors scuffle over badly needed food. 2. President Bush says lots of work remains...
1. Hungry families huddle under tents waiting for relief supplies as shopkeepers clash with looters after Pakistan's worst earthquake levels entire villages. 2. Insurgents launch a new salvo of deadly...
1. Villagers desperate to find survivors dig with bare hands through the debris of a Pakistani school that collapsed in a massive earthquake that killed more than 20,000. 2. President Bush orders cash...
