1. There are reports Poland and France plan to jointly push for film maker Roman Polanski's release from detention. Polish news agency PAP also says the two countries will ask the US to offer clemency. Polanski was arrested Saturday over charges he...
1. President Barack Obama says Iran has two weeks to allow international inspectors into a nuclear fuels plant whose existence was only recently revealed. Obama said Thursday that Iran must follow through on promises of transparency in its nuclear p...
1. Officials say a second earthquake hit Indonesia early today. The one-two punch toppling buildings and trapping thousands of people. The death toll already tops 500 but is expected to go higher. Officials say at least 500 buildings collapsed or we...
1. A massive tsunami has flattened Samoan villages, sweeping cars and people out to sea. Survivors say they fled 15-foot waves after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the region. About 100 people have been killed and dozens more are missing. 2. First...
1.The Justice Department has launched an investigation into who leaked classified information about President Bush's secret domestic spying program. 2. A Florida teen who traveled to Iraq on his own w...
1. Sunni Arab and secular groups refuse to open discussions with the Shiite religious bloc leading in Iraq's parliamentary elections until contested results are reviewed. 2. Residents go through the w...
1. A UN official calls Iraq’s recent elections credible, saying there's no need to re-run the vote that gave a lead to the Shiite religious bloc dominating the government. 2. At least 4 people are d...
1. Remains found in the Iraqi city Karbala are thought to be from a mass grave from 1991 when Saddam Hussein's regime put down a Shiite uprising in the South. 2. Indonesia's Aceh rebels formally disba...
1. Shoppers hit the malls for deals as retailers woo them with discounts, longer store hours and new merchandise , trying to salvage the holiday buying season. 2. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon w...
1. The Pope gives his Christmas Day message saying that signs of hope in Iraq, the Holy Land and Lebanon need to be reinforced by actions on the ground. 2. A steady stream of worshippers brave cold an...