By Steve Schy Turin, Italy 13 February 2006 Shani Davis The make-up of the U.S. Olympic team competing at the Winter Games in Italy has changed considerably from years past. Rather than an almost excl...
By Al Pessin Tunis 12 February 2006 Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks to the press after bilateral talks with Tunisian Minister of Defense Kamel Morjane U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has announced th...
By Deborah Tate Washington 10 February 2006 A former federal disaster chief says he warned President Bush and other administration officials about Hurricane Katrina before the storm struck the Gulf Co...
By Deborah Tate Washington 09 February 2006 In Washington, key lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at boosting U.S. efforts to curb the threat posed by conventional weapons, including shoulder...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 09 February 2006 A U.S. Senate office building was evacuated late Wednesday after sensors detected the possible presence in the air of what was initially described as a ne...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 02 March 2006 U.S. officials say they are working to step up global efforts to detect and contain outbreaks of the bird flu virus as soon as they occur. The virus has so far...
By Al Pessin Washington 01 March 2006 US armed forces in Iraq A poll of U.S. troops in Iraq indicates that many of them believe the force should be withdrawn within a year, and some say sooner. A Defe...
By Meredith Buel Washington 07 February 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the military must continue to transform in order to defend America against terrorists and future threats that a...
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 06 February 2006 watch Arab Democracy report In his latest State of the Union address, President Bush urged the Arab World to embrace democracy and free elections....
By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 04 February 2006 Iraqi Special Police Commandos of the 2nd Brigade The Iraqi Army has been billed as the U.S. Army's ticket home. As part of the 11-point-five billion dollar eff...