Today sees the resignation of the Japanese PM, the selection of a new Russian one, and the Australians' promise to show himself the door. Former president of the Philippines gets 40 years in prison for corruption, heavy drinking, and womanizing. Former PM of Pakistan vows to continue his fight
Bush to cut back troops to "pre-surge" numbers. "There is no military solution in Iraq and there never was." Obama has a plan, too. Triple-word score if your kid is born on Lenin's birthday: In Russia's Ulyanovsk, workers told to
Petraeus and Crocker face second day of testimony, contrarian congressmen, and anti-war protesters. Bomb scares in Turkey, Germany add to 9/11 unease. Giuliani receives undeserved flak for appearing at ground zero ceremony. Op: Six years on, we're still afraid to ask the Arab world what they
Bloomberg's role in remembering 9/11 is to look back in the morning and look forward at night. Today is a time to remember those who died, victims of a desperate ideology which seeks to return the world to a pre-industrial age. Osama bin Laden, still alive
Gen. Petraeus to begin congressional testimony today, to recommend small reductions this year, saving big decisions for 2008. Also testifying, and possibly more worth listening to, is Ambassador Crocker. Former Pakistani PM Sharif is deported a mere three hours after returning to the country. Israeli police bust up a small
Mike Nifong, prosecutor in Duke rape case, enters jail for 24-hour term. Major democratic donor cum fugitive caught in Colorado when he takes ill on an Amtrak train. Austria, Australia, APEC, OPEC--same diff. The greening of Walmart brings eco-capitalists to a new place: Fayetteville, AR. Fashion Week
New congressional report on Iraq works for both parties, though, for Petraeus, we wait until Monday to see. Not so for Bill Clinton, never far from a podium. Federal judge junks Patriot Act warrantless tactic, second time he's called provisions unconstitutional. Op: Germany will now have a harder
Germany still seeking 10 men connected to yesterday's foiled terrorist plot. Discontinued use of anti-depressants believed to cause suicidal thinking is linked to... an increase in suicide. Large percentage of New Jersey's political elite arrested in federal corruption probe. How Freddie Thompson knocked up success
Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71 in Modena, his birthplace. Diving into the web in search of Pavarotti's greatest performances, finding gold. The police managed to swap some of the tanks of hydrogen peroxide the suspects had gathered with tanks of a far lesser concentration. Incredible story of how
Steve Fossett, millionaire aviator who was first to circle the globe in a hot air balloon, is missing after private plane goes off course. German police arrest three and foil "imminent" terrorist plot; police in Denmark do something similar. Someone from China is hacking into the British government&
