U.S. B-1 bomber explodes on landing in Qatar

A U.S. B-1 bomber exploded while landing in a Qatari air base due to a technical fault on Friday, Qatar-based Al Jazeera television reported.

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Chris Henry released from Bengals

Now that Chris Henry is facing assault charges with his 5th arrest since 2005, the Bengals have decided not to put up with him any longer, Henry is now a free agent.

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Nancy Reagan endorses McCain

Former first lady Nancy Reagan endorsed John McCain for president Tuesday as the Arizona senator continued to collect backing from leading Republicans who might help him unite the party and win over critical conservative voters.

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John McCain in Iraq

U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain arrived in Iraq on Sunday to assess the success of a U.S. troop build-up that he has strongly backed, part of a week-long trip to the Middle East and Europe.

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US denies Iran rift, war plans

The White House denied Wednesday that a rift over Iran cost the commander of US forces in the Middle East his job and said no one inside the US government was even suggesting war against Tehran.

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Nicaragua breaks Colombia ties

Nicaragua broke off diplomatic ties with Colombia on Thursday, widening a Latin American crisis over a raid by Colombia on a rebel camp inside Ecuador last Saturday.

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Bombs kill 55 in Baghdad shopping district

Two large bombs exploded within a few minutes of each other in a crowded Baghdad shopping area on Thursday, killing 55 people on the day that the U.S. military said it was withdrawing 2,000 troops from the Iraqi capital.

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Obama keeps delegate lead despite losses

Sen. Barack Obama survived defeats in three primaries Tuesday with his lead in the delegate race essentially intact.

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Pakistani police detain 500 activists

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Police and soldiers emboldened by state of emergency powers swept up hundreds of activists and opposition members on Sunday, dragged away protesters shouting "Shame on you!", and turned government buildings into barbed-wire compounds.

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Islamic State of Iraq Leader Captured

The leader of the al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq has been captured in a raid west of Baghdad, an Iraqi military spokesman said Friday.

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Tests reveal blood clot in Cheney's leg

Doctors discovered a blood clot in Vice President Dick Cheney's left leg Monday, a condition that could be fatal if left untreated.

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Al-Qaida in Iraq leader wounded

The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was wounded and an aide was killed in a clash Thursday with Iraqi forces north of Baghdad, the Interior Ministry spokesman said.

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Hijacked Mauritanian plane flies to Canary Islands

An Air Mauritania Boeing 737 passenger plane hijacked on an internal flight has flown to the Spanish Canary Islands after stopping for fuel in the Western Sahara, Mauritanian officials said.

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Bus bombed in Iran, 18 dead

Eighteen people were killed on Wednesday when a bomb exploded next to a bus in the southeastern city of Zahedan, the official IRNA news agency reported.

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Deal struck at NKorean nuclear talks: SKorean official

Chief envoys to six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme clinched a deal at the end of marathon negotiations, a South Korean official said.

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US defence chief to Putin: 'One Cold War enough'

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has dismissed a stinging broadside against the United States by Russian President Vladimir Putin, declaring: "One Cold War was quite enough."

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Suicide bomber kills 30 near Tikrit

A suicide truck bomber slammed into a crowd of police on Sunday near Tikrit, killing at least 30 people and wounding 50, police said.

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Prewar Iraq intel faulted

A leading figure in the Bush administration's march to war in Iraq used questionable intelligence about Saddam Hussein's links to al Qaeda to help justify the 2003 invasion, a Pentagon watchdog agency said in a report on Friday.

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Lebanon confirms border clash with Israelis

The Lebanese army said its soldiers had exchanged fire with an Israeli force on Wednesday on their shared border but there were no Lebanese casualties.

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Super Bowl draws 93 million viewers

The Indianapolis Colts' rainswept victory over the Chicago Bears averaged more than 93 million viewers on Sunday, making it the second most-watched Super Bowl and third most-watched U.S. telecast ever, Nielsen Media Research reported.

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2 key members of Mahdi Army killed

Two key members of radical anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's political and military organization were gunned down just days before the U.S. and Iraqi forces planned to open a massive security drive in Baghdad.

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Senators warn against war with Iran

WASHINGTON - Republican and Democratic senators warned Tuesday against a drift toward war with an emboldened Iran and suggested the Bush administration was missing a chance to engage its longtime adversary in potentially helpful talks over next-door Iraq.

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Newsvine - History Repeats Itself

Great article on Israel/UN/Hizbollah

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Newsvine - Annan's hypocrisy laid bare

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Newsvine - Israel's Existence at Stake

Great article on Israel.

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