By Challiss McDonough Cairo 03 February 2006 Ferry "Al Salaam Boccaccio 98" in Suez canal (file photo) An Egyptian passenger ferry has sunk in the Red Sea, carrying more than 1,300 people. Egyptian te...
By Steve Schy Detroit, Michigan 03 February 2006 watch Super Bowl Ads report The National Football League's annual championship game - the Super Bowl - is Sunday. More than 130 million people are expe...
By Al Pessin Washington 03 February 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he cannot predict when the global war on terrorism will end, but he says it will end when enough countries provide...
By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 03 February 2006 A wounded man is brought to a hospital after an early morning bomb attack, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq At least 16 people were killed in two car b...
By David Byrd Washington 02 February 2006 Daron Rahlves He is a three-time medalist at the World Alpine Ski championships. He has beaten the vaunted Austrians on their own course at Kitzbuehel, but Ol...
By Gini Sikes New York 02 February 2006 New York City school children are celebrating Black History Month with an exhibit of portraits of Nelson Mandela at the landmark Rockefeller Center. The show's...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 02 February 2006 US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has compared Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the Nazi leader Adolph Hitler, sa...
By David McAlary Washington 02 February 2006 U.S. government meteorological experts say the global climate condition known as 'La Nina' has returned, heralding a realignment of weather patterns around...
By Paula Wolfson White House 02 February 2006 President Bush President Bush is traveling the United States, seeking support for the agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address. He focused on...
By Dan Robinson Washington 02 February 2006 After weeks of intense campaigning and behind-the-scenes maneuvering, Republicans in the House of Representatives have chosen a new leader, replacing Congre...
By Dan Robinson Washington 02 February 2006 House of Representatives lawmakers are proposing legislation to cut off U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority following the Hamas election victory. S...
By Noel King Khartoum 02 February 2006 In the wake of increasing violence in Darfur the African Union special envoy to Sudan has blamed the largest Darfur rebel group, the Sudan Liberation Army, for r...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 02 February 2006 The U.S. National Director of Intelligence says the al-Qaida terrorist network remains the top concern of the intelligence community, followed closely by...
By Jim Malone Washington 02 February 2006 This week's Senate confirmation of Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court could have far-reaching implications for law and politics in the United States. S...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 February 2006 A senior United Nations official is calling on nations to stop selling arms to African countries. The official says Africa is awash with weapons which are at th...
