US Supreme Court to Hear Medicinal Marijuana Case

By Julie Carpenter Doctors in some parts of the United States have prescribed marijuana to people suffering from a variety of medical conditions; and though it is used for medicinal purposes in many p

Experts: Asian Americans Could Cast Decisive Vote in Tight U

Stephanie Ho There are 12 million American citizens who trace their ancestries back to Asia and the Pacific Islands - about .5 percent of the U.S. population. Asian Pacific Americans acknowledge that

Bush: No Backing Off Fight Against Opponents of Iraq Occupat

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Experts Say AIDS and Hunger Increasing

Steve Baragona Experts have told the U.S. Senate that AIDS and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa are making each other worse. The testimony before the Foreign Relations Committee comes as the World Health

OPEC Agrees to Reduce Oil Output

OPEC Agrees to Reduce Oil Output Kerry Sheridan Oil prices edged higher Tuesday after ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to reduce output. OPEC ministers ha

Bush Voices Concern About Iranian Nuclear Program

By Scott Stearns President Bush says the international community must stand united in its opposition to Iran enriching uranium, which the United States believes is part of a secret plan to develop nuc

OPEC Reaffirms Pledge to Cut Production Quotas

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Polls Suggest November US Presidential

Jim Malone Public opinion polls suggest the November election between President Bush and his presumed Democratic opponent, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, will be close. Even though the election is

Red Cross Representatives Visit Detained Iraqi Leader, Sadda

Red Cross Representatives Visit Detained Iraqi Leader, Saddam Hussein Kirk Troy A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said Saturday that one of its teams has visited ousted Iraq

Nigeria to Delay Withdrawal from Potentially Oil Rich Penins

By Carrie Giardino Nigerian officials say they will not remove their troops and hand over the potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon as scheduled Wednesday. The United Nations has been hel

Hamas Chooses New Leadership

Hamas Chooses New Leadership Larry James A new leader has emerged to head the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza , replacing Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who was killed in an Israeli missile strike on M

Pan-African Parliament Prepares for Historic Meeting

By Challiss McDonough The new Pan-African Parliament will open its second session Thursday in South Africa. It is the first time the all-African body will be meeting in its permanent host country. It

Six More Civilians Killed by Suspected Insurgents in Iraq

Six More Civilians Killed by Suspected Insurgents in Iraq Nick Simeone In Iraq, at least six more Iraqi civilians have been killed by suspected insurgents, three of them when a bomb exploded outside a

100 Day Countdown to US Handover Begins in Iraq

100 Day Countdown to US Handover Begins in Iraq Laurie Kassman The top U.S. administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer has marked the start of a 100-day countdown to the handover of power to a provisional gove

Analysts Discuss Yasser Arafat's Legacy

By Judith Latham In this special report, Judith Latham discusses Mr. Arafat's legacy, the issue of succession, and the prospects for progress toward peace and security with regional specialists. Among

US Lifts More Sanctions Against Libya

By David Gollust President Bush Monday lifted sanctions barring most U.S. trade with Libya. The move clears the way for compensation payments to families of victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am fligh

Sharon Vows Not to Resign

Sonja Pace Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vows not to resign despite the defeat of his proposed plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. In a vote Sunday members of Mr. Shar

Four Lebanese Ministers Resign from Government

By Ursula Lindsey Four ministers resigned from the Lebanese government late Monday to protest the Syria-backed extension of President Emile Lahoud's term. The resignations have caused speculation that

Mideast Closely Watches US Secretary of State Succession

By Larry James Secretary of State Colin Powell's resignation and the reported selection of National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice as his successor is being watched with great interest in the Middl

US Border Patrol Steps up Efforts to Police Mexican Border

Greg Flakus The U.S. Border Patrol is implementing a new initiative on the Mexico border with the state of Arizona called simply