U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires within weeks, the White House said Monday. The White House resubmitted Bolton's nomination last month, but with Democrats capturing control of the next Congress, his chances of winning confirmation appeared slight.
Tony Blair outlined plans for a nuclear arsenal Monday, warning lawmakers the future may hold perilous threats from rogue regimes and state-sponsored terrorists. The multibillion-dollar submarine-based arsenal will likely be among the British Prime Minister's last acts as premier.
The benefits of a new diabetes drug comes, at a price, a large study found. Metformin, sold as Glucophage and other brands, appeared to delay the progression of the most common form of diabetes a little longer than two older medications but also raised the risk of heart problems, weight gain and fractures, the study reported.
Sen. Sam Brownback took the first steps toward an '08 GOP presidential bid Monday. The Kansas Republican, a favorite of the religious right, pledged to make "issues of life," fiscal restraint and tax reform key components of his effort to woo voters.
A Sea Knight helicopter carrying 16 Marines went down in a lake west of the Iraqi capital in Anbar, killing four of them in the volatile province where an Air Force fighter jet crashed last week, the military said Monday.
President Hugo Chavez, emboldened by a resounding re-election, pledged to shake up Venezuela with a more radical version of socialism and forge a wider front against the United States in Latin America.
