By Michael Bowman Washington 30 April 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has accused Iran of "playing games" in its dealings with the international community concerning its nuclear activities. S...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 30 April 2006 Iran has warned that it will take "radical measures" if the U.N. Security Council imposes sanctions over Iran's nuclear program. But the Foreign Ministry also...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 30 April 2006 Israeli interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, April 30, 2006 Israel has decided to accelerate construction of its...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 30 April 2006 Afghan police have found the beheaded body of an Indian engineer, who was kidnapped Friday by suspected Taleban militants. Manjula, center right, wife of K. Su...
By Noel King Khartoum 30 April 2006 A top U.N. envoy is in Sudan to assess the human-rights situation in the embattled nation. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is to mee...
By Doug Levine Washington 30 April 2006 Donald Fagen likes to take his time. It took his group Steely Dan more than 20 years to tour, and it took the singer and keyboardist even longer to tour as a so...
By Katherine Cole Washington 30 April 2006 Often called "a honky tonk purist," country singer and songwriter Dale Watson has spent the past 25 years building a devoted following in the U.S. and Europe...
By Doug Levine Washington 30 April 2006 Toots Thielemans may not be a household name, but his music has been heard by millions the world over. He played guitar and harmonica in a folk-jazz style that...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 29 April 2006 Israel says it is facing a new strategic threat from the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip, because of the smuggling of improved weapons across the Egyptian border....
By Margaret Besheer Washington 29 April 2006 Mohammad Saeedi (file photo) Iran says it will not stop enriching uranium despite growing pressure from the international community. On Saturday, Russia ap...
By Scott Stearns White House 29 April 2006 President Bush President Bush says the formation of a new government in Iraq has dealt terrorists a crippling blow. -----------------------------------------...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 28 April 2006 watch Mass Transit report Metrobus powered by hybrid electric technology Bus companies in the United States are reporting an increase in ridership as high fu...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 28 April 2006 During nearly two decades of civil war in northern Uganda, an estimated 30,000 children have been abducted by rebels and forced to fight or become sex slav...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 April 2006 A panel of experts gathered on Capitol Hill Friday to discuss efforts to prevent terrorists from obtaining enriched uranium and plutonium to make bombs. ----...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 28 April 2006 U.N. security council meeting (file photo) Iran has once again rejected cooperation with the United Nations in curtailing its nuclear weapons ambitions. So...
