By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 11 January 2006 U.S. Military Police officers from the 164th company stand guard during a patrol in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan (File photo) A new survey in Afghanis...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 11 January 2006 Doctors treating Ariel Sharon say he remains under light sedation at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital. Mr. Sharon's doctors say he continues to show slight improve...
By Benjamin Sand Muzaffarabad 11 January 2006 A Kashmiri girl sings to her class in a tent school in a refugee camp in Muzaffarabad, Monday, Dec. 26, 2005 Thousands of students across Pakistan's devas...
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 11 January 2006 Despite growing international pressure, Burma's military government has postponed a visit by a special representative of Southeast Asian nations to discuss its pl...
By Deborah Tate Washington 11 January 2006 Senate Democrats are continuing their tough questioning of U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito. Abortion has been a key issue at Wednesday's confirmation...
By Deborah Tate Washington 11 January 2006 watch Alito Day 2 report Samuel Alito President Bush's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Alito, returns to Capitol Hill Wednesday for a second...
By Paula Wolfson White House 10 January 2006 President Bush President Bush is vowing strong action against those engaged in the practice known as human trafficking: luring people into forced labor or...
By Gary Thomas Washington 10 January 2006 Samuel Alito One key issue dominating the hearings on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court is the scope of presidential power. The i...
By David McAlary Washington 10 January 2006 Courtesy of NASA Artist's conception of Stardust spacecraft collecting dust from comet Wild-2 A U.S. spacecraft is returning to Earth with a precious cargo...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 10 January 2006 view Lobby Reform report The U.S. Congress is moving to reform the nation's lobbying laws in the wake of a Capitol Hill influence peddling scandal th...