1. The Republican-controlled Senate defeats a Democratic effort to pressure President Bush to outline a timetable for a phased withdrawal from Iraq. 2. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito distances him...
1. As he embarks on an 8-day trip to Asia, President Bush is expected to take a parting shot at critics of the war in Iraq. 2. An assault by US and Iraqi troops trying to keep insurgents from crossing...
1. An Iraqi woman confesses on Jordanian TV that she tried to blow herself up with her husband in one of three suicide attacks in Amman. 2. In Iraq, Sunni Arab leaders demand that US and Iraqi troops...
1. On his first visit to Iraq since the American invasion, UN chief Annan urges reconciliation while a Baghdad car bomb kills eight. 2. A US-backed summit on promoting Mideast democracy and developmen...
1. President Bush accuses Iraq war critics of trying to rewrite history, attacking politicians for making what he calls false charges. 2. Making a surprise and heavily guarded visit to Iraq, Secretary...
1. At least one American is among 56 people killed by suicide bombers in attacks on 3 US-based hotels in Amman, Jordan. 2. Violence in France falls sharply after the government imposes emergency measu...
1. Suicide bombers attack three hotels frequented by Westerners in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing at least 18 people and wounding a hundred and twenty. 2. The heads of five major oil companies d...
1. Voting takes place in several off-year election contests. Put eyes on the GOP to see how President Bush's woes affect the races. 2. The French government declares a state of emergency paving the wa...
1. President Bush vigorously defends US interrogation practices in the war on terror and lobbies against the congressional drive to outlaw torture. 2. Crews found the body of another apparent victim f...
1. A tornado rips across southwestern Indiana and northern Kentucky, killing at least 20 people, destroying homes and knocking out power to thousands. 2. As urban violence intensifies and spreads acro...
1. Riots fanned out from Paris to towns across France. New security tactics to deal with days of unrest lead to more than 250 arrests. 2. Wrapping up the Summit in Argentina, leaders from across the A...
1. In Argentina, thousands protest President Bush amid the summit of the Americas there including Venezuela's leader Hugo Chavez. 2. The CIA leak case follows Bush in his trip, but he sidesteps questi...
1. A New Jersey jury rules Merck properly warn consumers about the risk of Vioxx and is not liable for the heart attack of the Vioxx user. 2. Vice President Dick Cheney's former aide pleads not guilty...
1. Federal plans say sustained person-to-person spread of bird flu or other super-influenza strain could prompt Washington to restrict travel to block a pandemic. 2. Former President Clinton, Senator...
1. President Bush outlines a 7-billion-dollar strategy to prepare for a pandemic influenza outbreak, aiming to protect 20 million Americans against bird flu. 2. In Iraq, eight are killed by roadside b...
