Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lashed out at the US, saying his popularly elected government would not bend to US-imposed benchmarks and timelines and criticizing a US-Iraqi raid in Baghdad that left 5 people dead and 20 wounded.
Germany daily Der Tagesspiegel quoted a junior German defence minister as telling a parliamentary committee that two Israeli F-16 fighters flew low over the German ship and fired two shots. The jets released infra-red countermeasures to ward off any
A hacker who as a teen cracked the encryption on DVDs has found a way to unlock the code that prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music stores other than Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes, his company said.
Music was blaring at the bar when men in military garb broke up the late night party. Waving high-powered machine guns, they screamed at the crowd to stay put and then dumped 5 human heads on the dance floor.
Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibbons is facing more tough questions on a whole new issue. These questions revolve around an illegal immigrant whom Gibbons and his wife Dawn employed as their housekeeper and babysitter.
Scientists have identified a naturally occurring enzyme that breaks down a key component of the brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. Understand what goes wrong in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and help seek new therapies.
On August 12, 2006, a letter from the US Dept of the Treasury confirmed that the US government has the legal authority of confiscate gold and silver from US residents and prohibit their possession during wartime. The letter to the Gold Anti-Trust
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costs have consumed more and than half the budget of some reconstruction projects in Iraq, according to a government estimate released yesterday, leaving far less money than expected to provide the oil, water and electricity needed
Talk about a cry for help: Timothy J. Bowers robbed a Columbus OH bank of $80, handed the money over to a security guard, and waited for the polic to come and arrest him. In court on October 11, he pleaded guilty and told the judge
There is a massive concentration of US naval power in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea. 3 US naval strike groups off the Iranian coastline are deployed: USS Enterprise, USS Eisenhower, and USS Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group
Quebec's chief electoral officer is urging the province to stop using electronic voting systems. In a new report on problems with Quebec's 2005 municipal election, chief electoral officier Marcel Blanchet targets the electronic voting system
The German government is alleged to have received first-hand evidence that the CIA began torturing terrorist suspects at secret prisons in Europe shortly after the Sept 11 attacks, despite claiming it only knew about such site through the media.
For the first time since the US invasion of Iraq, active-duty memebers of the military are asking Members of Congress to end the US occupation of Iraq and bring American soldiers home. 65 active-duty members have sent Appeals for Redress
An NHS Ethics Board has given the green light to carry out the world's frist full face transplant. The operation will take place within months. The medical team says that even though they have been approached by approximately 30 candidates
The dollar is still the world's reserve cuurency, even though it hasn't deserved this status for a long time. The devaluation of the dollar can't be stopped -- it can only be deferred. The result could be a world economic crisis.
A spokesman for Representative Rick Renzi, a two-term Republican, said many of the new independents were libertarians who rejected party just as they rejected intrusion by government.
Eyelash transplant surgery wants to become the new must-have procedure for women -- and the occasional man -- convinced that beauty is not so much in the eye of the beholder as in front of the eye itself.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he believes some of the U.S. actions in its war on terror have done damage to the image of the United States abroad, particularly its commitment to the rule of law.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), sent a damning 6-page letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales requesting a briefing on the FBI investigation, now 5 years old. The FBI's top lobbyist has informed members of Congress that the bureau will no longe
For the first time since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, active- duty members of the military are asking Members of Congress to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq and bring American soldiers home.
Sixty-five active-duty members have sent Appeals for Redr
Sniper attacks on U.S. troops have risen dramatically as more Americans have been pulled into the capital to patrol on foot and in lightly armored vehicles amid raging religious violence.
Colombian artist Fernando Botero's paintings and sculptures grace museums and public spaces around the world, but he suddenly had trouble exhibiting his work in America when the topic was Abu Ghraib.
The United States has the capacity to defeat any enemy with overwhelming power, despite the Iraq war, but a new conflict would involve more brute force and civilian casualties, the top U.S. general said
The British military hoped to withdraw troops from Iraq within a year and London wanted to focus on the war in Afghanistan, a U.S. defense official said. The British military was "near the breaking point" due to long deployments in Iraq and
Key European states circulated their own draft resolution imposing nuclear and missile-related sanctions on Iran after failing to reach agreement with Washington, U.S. and European officials said.
In the veritable tsunami of recantations and recriminations pouring out of former supporters of the war, from Francis Fukuyama to various Republican members of Congress, there is one constant theme: Don't blame us! Who knew that Iraq had no WMDs?
In his weekly radio address over the weekend, President Bush said, "Our goal in Iraq is clear and unchanging: Our goal is victory. What is changing are the tactics we use to achieve that goal."