Many are concerned Boston police can't tell the difference between an IED and a Lite Brite; "fake pipe bombs found not part of marketing stunt." U.S. officials fear a new front in the Iraq war may be brewing in oil-rich Kirkuk, where al Qaeda
Senate measure to oppose troop increases is revised for bipartisan appeal. In January, Iraqi deaths hit a new high--1,971 civilians died from "terrorism." Biden throws his hat into the '08 ring, then eats it during questions about "bright and clean" Obama. "As
Germany orders arrest of 13 CIA agents suspected of abduction in Macedonia. In Madagascar, Osama Bin Laden's brother-in-law killed. Berlusconi's wife wins public apology after he hit on other women. Quebec town bans abuse of women in anticipation of a growing immigrant population; Muslim
More than 60 Iraqis dead yesterday, mostly from sectarian warfare aimed at Shiite Muslim pilgrims. Notes on millions of dollars squandered in Iraq. With one toilet per 2,000 people, the waste situation in Nairobi's Kibera slum is dire. Speaking of number twos: Victor Hugo's great-
Choice for number two at state, Negroponte backs Bush's stance on Iran. Unnamed sources say the Air Force is planning more flights along the Iranian border. Senate votes to boost the minimum wage; House members put off their pay raise. Gray wolves to be removed from endangered-species
Five years ago, Bush coined the "axis of evil"; today, the three nations are all over the headlines. The freedom to travel is the freedom to inseminate. A developing trend in South America: One third of the continent's defense ministers are women. These days, being an
Federal regulators say nuclear power plants don't need protection from terrorists with planes--and they could be right. One of them was equipped with a ventilation system, phone line, and video surveillance equipment. A look at the large, unfilled subterranean tunnels beneath the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photos
Obscure cult--whose leader claims to be a 10th century imam--battled Iraqi forces this weekend, and displayed a shocking military arsenal. European governments resist U.S. demands to slow Iranian exports, financial transactions. Iran, Saudi Arabia push for peace in Lebanon; to many Arab nations, U.S. failures in
African Union summit snubs Sudan for the chairmanship, pleasing Chad. Q&A on Darfur, where two million live in camps and "no fewer than 200,000" have been killed. Japanese scientist says, "the presence of the [elderly] husband is a physical and emotional burden on the
India's plunging into the cruise-missile market with Russia's aid and advice. Terrific, terrifying shoe-leather account of a Sergeant shot in central Baghdad. What's an earmark? In Congress, it's pretty much just like pornography. Reviewing the literature of Harlem's
