By Purnell Murdock Washington 10 August 2006 The U.S. government has raised its security threat level in response to a reported terrorist plot in Britain. British officials said Thursday they have arrested more than 18 people planning to blow up pla...
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 07 August 2006 At the United Nations, the Security Council is discussing amendments to a French-American sponsored resolution to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Diplomats met throughout the wee...
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 04 August 2006 U.N. Security Council President Nana Effah-Apenteng has expressed frustration at the slow pace of efforts to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. U.N. officials also say the humanitar...
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 02 August 2006 U.S. Ambassador John Bolton says the U.N. Security Council is near agreement on the fundamentals of a political framework for Lebanon, despite differences over a cease-fire. ------- Israeli reserve soldie...
By Parke Brewer Washington 31 July 2006 Children with (left to right) Andy Roddick, James Blake and Paul Goldstein The men's (ATP) tennis tour is in Washington this week for the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. As part of its outreach, the Washington Tenn...
By Benjamin Sand KIandahar, Afghanistan 31 July 2006 NATO transfer ceremony in southern Afghanistan NATO forces officially took command of security operations in southern Afghanistan from the U.S.-led coalition force, as the country faces its worst...
By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 30 June 2006 watch Border Security report Border security remains an issue of concern for the Bush administration. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the government is making much-needed progress. -...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 28 July 2006 Campaigning is ending in the Democratic Republic of Congo, amid tensions before Sunday's post-war election. It is the first open ballot in the country since just after independence in 1960. -------- Destructio...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 26 July 2006 U.N. officials have expressed confidence in the overall success for Sunday's post-war election in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, but have also raised several security concerns. Some political m...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil 13 July 2006 Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki addresses an audience during a handover ceremony, Thursday, July 13, 2006, in Samawah For the first time, coalition troops have handed over security of one of Iraq's 18 provi...