Two days later, Malmoud Abbas sticks to his call for early elections. Cease-fire breach between Hamas and Fatah continues with gunfire exchanged in Gaza. Policy won't be affected, but Ahmadinejad is sad to find out he didn't dominate Iran's elections. Powell doesn'
Global warming fears are realized this winter in Russia, where mushrooms are growing out of season and the bears can't hibernate. Astonishing pictures show him asleep and using the rail as a pillow. Witnesses even said they could hear him snoring from the platform. Audio: How the French
We consumed more than twice as much high fructose corn syrup per person as in 1980--but whose fault is that? Ten million girls have been killed by their parents in India in the past 20 years, either before they were born or immediately after. As Castro's condition
Breast cancer rates drop 15 percent--the decrease is attributed to millions of women quitting hormone treatment for menopause. Condoleezza Rice says there's no reason to work with Iran and Syria, they'll do what they want in Iraq anyway. New Jersey votes to recognize same-sex
Federal judge says attempt to deny habeas corpus to legal immigrants is unconstitutional, but detainees can't sue. China's sex industry is everywhere but nowhere, except when it's paraded through jeering crowds. How to turn your home into an anti-museum battleground. Suppose scientists found
Somalia's Islamists and Ethiopia, with tacit U.S. approval, prepare for war. Turk vs. Greek Survivor turns centuries-old belligerence into ratings gold. With Democrats' grasp of the Senate relying on the thinnest of margins, control of the chamber hinges on Johnson's health. Op: How
Joint Chiefs tell Bush and Cheney to fight insurgents less, train Iraqi soldiers and hunt terrorists more. Iran's elections tomorrow viewed as test of Ahmadinejad's popularity vs. small pacts and reformists. Clinton and Giuliani hold early leads in a presidential-race poll. No explanation needed: World&
World Health Organization recommends circumcisions to stem HIV infections in Africa. Though some still hold the opposite is true. Human heads have been left outside government offices accompanied by written warnings. Mexico's Calderon targets crime in his home state. A relatively unknown meteorologist may have founded chaos theory.
Many question Israeli PM's ability to lead after he casually reveals his country's long-secret nuclear capabilities. And for a quick dessert, she sloshes syrup over thickly buttered white bread, then folds it over to make what kids here call a "diaper sandwich." The
Pentagon wants to "double down" in Iraq by sending more troops--no word on how troops feel about a gambling reference in this context. Iraq delivers its plan to take over Baghdad security in early 2007, but in a war with ever-changing goals, this may no longer
