Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, high-ranking al Qaeda leader and suspected plotter behind Jill Carroll's kidnapping and Michael Fox's death, is killed in Iraq. Conference on Iraq coincides with first high-level U.S.-Syria talk in two years. Obama's trouble courting the
Exactly four years after his "Mission Accomplished" speech, Bush vetoes a war spending bill that would have set an Iraq withdrawal timetable. The President signed his veto with a pen given to him by the father of a Marine who died in Iraq. International study shows heart attack
Israel's PM close to resigning after party defections and release of a damning report on conduct during last year's war with Hezbollah. We are making no effort to get the list and I am not sure what we would do if it fell in our lap.
Bush vetoes Iraq funding bill as vowed, fears "setting a date for failure." Bush reminded yesterday that, four years later, his mission continues to accomplish failure every day. Britons can expect to soon have visa trouble in the States. Op: Skeptics maintain that little of enduring charm or
Fidel conspicuously absent from May Day march, but temporary-leader Raul is there in full brotherly force. Marches and riots broken up by police in Turkey, Macau, and Berlin. U.S. cities see own demonstrations, as illegal immigrants call for greater citizenship rights. Turkish court bans presidential candidate on the
Head of al Qaeda in Iraq killed "in an 'internal battle' between militants." Op: Reasons why the Middle East is backwards, irrelevant, fueled by Mussolini syndrome. More than 100 U.S. soldiers killed in April, the year's deadliest month. Five Britons found guilty of
Bill Clinton on Boris Yeltsin. Photos from the early morning fire that destroyed D.C.'s 134-year-old Eastern Market. Popular Egyptian blogger shuts down, citing government interference and too much publicity. More halal controversy stirred over Frito-Lay's cheese-flavored pork. Was Kent State really
In tests, melamine, derived from coal, looks like protein, but Chinese food manufacturers openly admit it's just filler. Iraqi PM arrests, dismisses army, police officers that have been overly effective in combating Shiite militias. While cutting across an unblocked track, the second NYC subway worker in a week
Saudi Arabia arrests 172 accused of planning a September 11th-scale attack within Saudi borders. Maestro Rostropovich dies at age 80. Following Estonia's decision to move a key Soviet war memorial, pro-Russians riot. President Bush's approval rating hits a new low, as does general skepticism
Senate approves DOA war timetable bill, ready to water it down for a version that may pass Bush's veto. U.S. prison commander in Iraq accused of aiding the enemy and additional charges that could carry the death penalty. Tenet's new tell-all paints a fair
