Sir Hillary 1st to survive highest peak
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to stand atop the world's highest mountain, was remembered today as...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shows the way to President George Bush upon Bush's arrival at Abbas' headquarters in Ramallah today. Bush said today he is confident ...
BAGHDAD — U.S. bombers and jet fighters unleashed 40,000 pounds of explosives during a 10-minute airstrike today, flattening what the military called safe havens for al-...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — President Bush today predicted that a Mideast peace treaty would be completed by the time he leaves office, but undercut that optimism with harsh c...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Maldives president, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, survived an assassination attempt Tuesday when a boy scout grabbed the knife of an attacker who jumped...
He starts his visit to Israel
JERUSALEM — President Bush, seeking to pull Israel and the Palestinians toward serious negotiations, said today that he comes to Israel with...
SINGAPORE — Continued robust expansion in developing countries will help offset a slowdown in the United States this year amid concerns of a possible recession in the wo...
He alleges gov't role in murder
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The husband of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Saturday accused elements within Pakistan's government of r...
Jerusalem spruces up
JERUSALEM — With hundreds of hotel rooms booked and municipal crews unfolding red, white and blue flags, Jerusalem is getting ready for its highest-p...
Women join bomber ranks
BAGHDAD — It goes against religious taboos in Iraq to involve women in fighting, but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indi...
