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1. Tens of thousands of people wrapped themselves in Iraqi flags and marched peacefully to mark the 4th anniversary of the fall of Baghdad. The government stepped up security in the capital, banning all vehicles for 24 hours. 2. Some of the freed Br
1. A mid-March winter storm is grounding flights on the East Coast with airlines canceling hundreds of flights. The storm promises a mix of heavy snow, sleet, and rain, all coming after several days of balmy weather. 2. Lawyers say a grand jury has
1. Al-Qaida's No. 3 man is now confessing to beheading Daniel Pearl of the Wall Street Journal. Pearl was killed in Pakistan in 2002. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed also says he planned the 9/11 attacks. 2. Police are searching for a motive behind a New Yor
1. President Bush is asking Congress for money for another troop surge. He wants to send more than 8,000 more troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. The request comes as Congress is trying to figure out ways to get the U.S. out of Iraq. 2. Meanwhile, repre
1. A guilty verdict for Lewis Scooter Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted of lying and obstructing an investigation into leaks revealing the identity of a CIA agent. He's the highest-ranking White Hous
1. It's Easter weekend and supposedly spring. But across a swath of the US, it's turning out to be a white Easter. Snow fell from Washington DC to the president's hut in Crawford, Texas. Cold temperatures are expected to stay awhile. 2. State TV in
1. British sailors once held captive by Iran are greeted by the country's president who offered handshakes. He says the release of the 15 sailors is an Easter gift. Their sudden release defused a growing crisis between Iran and the West over the cap
1. President Bush has apologized to war vets about the shoddy conditions at Walter Reed. He visited the flagship military hospital on Friday, six weeks after news broke about the poor medical treatment and conditions some patients had to endure. 2.
1. In Alabama, residents are taking stock of what's left their homes and their high school. Many of them lost their homes and livelihoods. Eight students died when a killer tornado razed through the school. 2. President Bush toured the damage in Ala
1. A man suspected of killing then dismembering his wife is in police custody. Officers in Michigan tracked down Stephen Grant more than 200 miles from the home he had shared with his wife. Polices found pieces of what is believed to be Tara Grant's
1. After getting a firsthand look at the devastation, Alabama's governor defended administrators at Enterprise High School. Questions have been raised about why school officials didn't evacuate the school before a tornado ripped through the building
1. The day started on Wall Street with the Dow Jones industrials sliding two days after a huge stock drop that was spurred by declines in overseas markets like Asia. 2. A hard landing for a U.S. army helicopter in Iraq, injuring both crew members. T
1. A big jolt on Wall Street this afternoon. At one point, the Dow Jones industrials plummeted more than 500 points, joining a global market plunge sparked by concerns of cooling U.S. and Chinese economies. 2. A suicide bomber attacked the entrance
1. Iraq's Shiite vice president escaped an apparent assassination attempt after a bomb exploded in a building where he was making a speech. The force of the blast knocked him to the ground and left at least 10 people dead. 2. A Florida appeals court
1. Officials in Manatee County, Florida have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted in the kidnapping of a teenager. Deputies say Vicente Ignacio Beltran Moreno abducted the teen at gunpoint and tied him to a tree. The teen used a safety pin
ROME, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday charged 10 authoritative experts and political figures with the task to help solve the political impasse stemmed from last month's inconclusive general elections. The figures
THE HAGUE, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Mico Stanisic and Stojan Zupljanin, two former high ranked Bosnian Serb officials, were sentenced to 22 years imprisonment by the trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal on Wednesday. Stanisic and Zupljani
BANGUI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Central African Republic President Francois Bozize fled the presidential palace in the capital Bangui, where rebels declared control and their triumph on Sunday after months of southward push. The Rebels control the town.
PARIS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- France will strengthen its military presence in the Central African Republic to protect French citizens there after the country's capital city Bangui fell into the hands of rebels, the president's office said on Sunday. Th
European Union officials say Cyprus has reached a bailout deal with international lenders that will see the country's second biggest bank shut down. Agreement was reached early Monday at last-minute talks in Brussels with the European Union, European