Iraqi voters turned out in their millions Sunday, braving threats of a bloodbath at the polls to cast their ballots in the first democratic elections in the country in more than half a century. One official with the Independent...
The polls have opened in Iraq's first democratic election in a half-century. Stay tuned for continuous updates on our special Iraqi Elections website....
US Central Command reported late Saturday that the last UN-made ballots, printed by a special process in Switzerland to reduce the threat of fraud, have been delivered to polling stations in Baghdad as Iraq prepares to conduct its first...
AP is reporting that the US Supreme Court has refused to overturn a Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that earlier Friday had lifted a restraining order against the execution of serial killer Michael Ross. Ross wishes to die...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has just voted 10-8 to approve President Bush's nomination of Alberto Gonzales as US Attorney General. The nomination now goes to the full Senate. AP has a background story on this morning's committee meeting here....
The president of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq said Wednesday that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had the right to vote in the upcoming national elections, but would not be able to do so due to logistical problems....
Working conditions in the American meatpacking industry are so bad that they violate basic human and workers rights, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch . The report, Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers' Rights in U.S....
The US Supreme Court Monday declined to hear an appeal by Florida Governor Jeb Bush against a Florida Supreme Court ruling striking down as an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers a...
Iraq's Interior Minister Saturday announced additional security measures for the pending January 30 election as insurgent groups increased their attacks and vowed to disrupt the vote. Baghdad International Airport will now be closed from January 29-30, nighttime curfews already...
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was sworn in Sunday as the new president of Ukraine , succeeding the outgoing Leonid Kuchma. Yushchenko won a December 26 re-vote against opponent and former Prime...
