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1. As he met with the president of Afghanistan, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised vigor in the fight against terrorism. Obama is on an international trip that will take him to Iraq, the Middle East and Europe. 2.Republican John
The first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba can begin. A federal judge says the courts should let the military process play out as Congress intended. The trial involves Osama bin Laden's former driver. Pilots at US Airways say the carrier i
1. Saudi officials say they've broken up a terror plot on the verge of being carried out. One hundred seventy two Islamic militants have been arrested. Police also confiscated weapons and cash. 2. A new book by former CIA Director George Tenet says
1. Memorial services are taking place today for some of the Virginia Tech students who died in Seung-Hui Cho's violent rampage. There was a day of mourning across Virginia for the victims yesterday. It included a moment of silence on the Virginia Te
1. Firefighters in California are getting no help at all from the weather. Gusty conditions have already helped spread some of the flames. Forecasters say a high pressure system will be keeping things hot and dry for the coming days. 2. Vice Preside
1. Firefighters are making progress containing the wildfire in Big Sur. Even so, officials expect the blaze to continue burning for weeks. Cooler weather over the weekend helped slow the spread of flames. But temperatures are forecast to climb in th
1. President Bush is in Tokyo for the summit of the world's industrialized nations. Japan's prime minister wants growing nations like China and India to pledge to cut emissions linked to global warming. President Bush also defended his decision to a
1. Protesters take to the streets in Japan ahead of the G8 summit of the world's leading industrialized nations. More than 1,000 people gathered in a park, demanding action on global warming and poverty. Four were arrested. 2. Hundreds of National G
1. President Barack Obama hasn't been on the job long, but a new poll reports about two-thirds approve of what he is doing. The Gallup Organization says 68% of Americans surveyed approve of Obama's first three full days as chief executive. 2. Pakist
1. President Barack Obama signed orders earlier today to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The prison camp will be closed within a year. Obama also said the United States will not torture terror suspects. 2. Tragedy on the streets of New Yo
1.President Barack Obama got down to work today, his first full day in office. Officials say he called a number of leaders in the Middle East, telling them he'll work to consolidate the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. 2.Treasury Secretary-design
1. Israel assassinates a top figure in Hamas, one of the first assaults on the leadership of Gaza's rulers. The airstrike targeted an apartment building. Palestinian officials say 18 others were killed. Israel is escalating its air offensive and see
1. President Obama is in Mexico to confront a security threat on America's doorstep - the deadly flow of drugs and weapons. Following his short stay in Mexico City, Obama travels to the two-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago for the Summ
1. President-elect Barack Obama is rolling into D.C., aboard a whistle-stop train tour ahead of his swearing-in on Tuesday. Along the way, he and Vice President-elect Joe Biden promised voters they will fight every day for them while they are in Was
1. Lebanon's prime minister has condemned rocket attacks on Israel from his country as well as retaliation by the Jewish state. The brief exchange was the first since Israel launched an offensive against the militant group Hamas in Gaza. That offens
1.President-elect Barack Obama would meet with Senate Democrats to discuss the economy today. At the same time, top Obama aides will be getting ready for a meeting with Senate Republicans. All of these are ahead of a possible vote Thursday on whethe
1.The White House says the new audio type supposedly from Osama Bin Laden is a sign of his isolation. Bin Laden urges a Muslim holy war against Israel as an angry response to Israel's Gaza offensive. Officials say it's Bin Laden's attempt to remain
1. A US Airways jet has crashed into the Hudson River right next to Manhattan. Passengers were forced out into the freezing waters to escape. Officials say it went down right after taking off. 2. Roland Burris is officially a US senator. He was swor
.New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is giving late-night comedians plenty of material, but in political circles no one is laughing. The State Assembly leader says if Spitzer doesn't resign over a call-girl scandal, he is ready to call for an impeachmen
1.A US vessel seized by pirates off Somalia is now back in the hands of the crew after they retook control of the ship. But one person aboard the ship reached by satellite phone tells the AP the pirates are holding the captain hostage in a lifeboat.