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Blair says he will resign within a year

By Alyson Brodsy and Beth Gardiner · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 1:14 a.m.

LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair reluctantly promised Thursday to resign within a year, hoping that revealing a general time frame for his departure will appease critics, who are calling for him to step down.

U.S. hands over military control to Iraqi officials

By Alyson Brodsy and Rebecca Santana · Thursday, Sept. 7,2006 10:33 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Coalition forces handed over control of Iraq's armed forces command to the government Thursday, a move that U.S. officials have hailed as a crucial milestone on the country's difficult road to independence.

Firefighters make gains on 290-square-mile wildfire

Thursday, Sept. 7,2006 12:29 a.m.

BIG TIMBER, Mont. -- After being grounded by smoke for a day, firefighting helicopters returned to work Wednesday, pouring water on a nearly 290-square-mile wildfire that had destroyed 26 homes and forced hundreds to evacuate.

Israeli blockade of Lebanese air and sea ports to be lifted

By Alyson Brodsy and Aron Heller · Wednesday, Sept. 6,2006 10:56 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- Israel said it will lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon today as it faced widespread international pressure more than three weeks after a cease-fire took effect, ending a bloody month-long conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas.

Bush admits to secret CIA prisons

By Alyson Brodsy and Nedra Pickler · Wednesday, Sept. 6,2006 10:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Wednesday acknowledged the existence of previously secret CIA prisons around the world and said 14 high-value terrorism suspects -- including the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks -- have been transferred from the system to Guantanamo Bay for trials.

New oil supply could add to national reserves

By Alyson Brodsy and Brad Foss · Wednesday, Sept. 6,2006 12:25 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- A trio of oil companies led by Chevron Corp. has tapped a petroleum pool deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico that could boost the nation's reserves by more than 50 percent.

Calderon declared president-elect of Mexico 2 months after elections

By Alyson Brodsy and Will Weissert · Tuesday, Sept. 5,2006 11:48 p.m.

MEXICO CITY -- Felipe Calderon became president-elect of Mexico on Tuesday, two months after disputed elections, when the nation's top electoral court voted unanimously to reject allegations of fraud and certify his narrow victory.

Bush uses terrorists' own words to defend security strategy

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 5,2006 11:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush used terrorists' own words Tuesday to battle complacency among Americans about the threat of future attack, defending his record as the fall campaign season kicks into high gear.

'Crocodile Hunter' killed by stingray

By Brain Cassey · Tuesday, Sept. 5,2006 12:52 a.m.

CAIRNS, Australia - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.

Gunman opens fire on tourists in Jordan, killing British man

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 5,2006 12:27 a.m.

AMMAN, Jordan -- A gunman reportedly from the same region as al-Qaida in Iraq's slain leader opened fire on Western tourists at the ruins of a Roman amphitheater Monday, killing a British man and wounding six other people before being overpowered.

Pro-immigrant protests haven't produced surge of new Hispanic voters

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 4,2006 10:48 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Immigration protests that drew hundreds of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators to the nation's streets last spring promised a potent political legacy: a surge of new Hispanic voters.

Soccer star kidnapped, 35 mangled bodies found in spike of violence in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Rebecca Santana · Monday, Sept. 4,2006 10:36 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A popular Iraqi soccer star was kidnapped and 35 bullet-riddled bodies were found in Iraq on Monday, a day after Iraqi officials touted the capture of al-Qaida in Iraq's No. 2 leader as a move to reduce violence in the country.

House fire on Chicago's North Side kills 6 siblings

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:04 p.m.

CHICAGO -- Fire swept through a three-bedroom apartment on Chicago's North Side early Sunday, killing six children and injuring their mother and three siblings, authorities said.

Europe's first lunar mission hits moon

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:03 p.m.

DARMSTADT, Germany -- Europe's first spacecraft to the moon ended its three-year mission Sunday with a planned crash that scientists hoped would provide clues to the geological composition of a volcanic plain called the Lake of Excellence.

NATO: More than 200 Taliban killed in southern Afghanistan

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:02 p.m.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- NATO and Afghan forces killed more than 200 suspected Taliban guerrillas with air strikes and artillery fire in a major offensive in a volatile province in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said Sunday.

Iran wants talks on its nuclear program but won't halt uranium enrichment first

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:58 p.m.

TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants negotiations on Iran's nuclear program but won't halt uranium enrichment ahead of talks, U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Sunday after meeting with the Iranian leader.

National security adviser: No. 2 in al-Qaida in Iraq arrested

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:55 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi and coalition forces have arrested the second most senior figure in al-Qaida in Iraq, Iraq's national security adviser announced on Sunday, saying the group now suffered from a "serious leadership crisis."

Virginia declares emergency; Carolinas on hurricane watch

By Mike Baker · Thursday, Aug. 31,2006 10:26 p.m.

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Forecasters issued a hurricane watch for the Carolina coasts Thursday, and Virginia's governor declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Ernesto neared hurricane strength in the Atlantic.

Israeli army returns border region to control of Lebanese, international forces

By Josef Federman · Thursday, Aug. 31,2006 10:26 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army has turned over a small border area in southern Lebanon to Lebanese and international troops, military officials said Thursday, a symbolic move meant to pave the way for a heavily armed U.N. peacekeeping force to move into the volatile area.

Attacks kill at least 51 people in Iraq

By Rebecca Santana · Thursday, Aug. 31,2006 10:19 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A series of attacks killed at least 51 people across Iraq Thursday, including 43 within a half hour in a Shiite section of Baghdad, officials said. Scores were wounded in the attacks, part of a violent week that has seen hundreds slain.

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