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2 Hamas militants dead after retaliatory airstrike by Israel

By Abdullah AlShihri and Ibrahim Barzak · Sunday, June 11,2006 10:03 p.m.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli aircraft struck a rocket-launching cell in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing two militants from the Palestinians' ruling Hamas party.

Guantanamo commander says 3 detainees hanged themselves with sheets

By Abdullah AlShihri · Sunday, June 11,2006 10 p.m.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Three Guantanamo Bay detainees hanged themselves with nooses made of sheets and clothes, the commander of the detention center said, bringing further condemnation of the isolated camp where hundreds of men have been held for years without charge.

House subcommittee approves $50 billion more for wars

By Abdullah AlShihri and Liz Sidoti · Wednesday, June 7,2006 7:56 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush would get $50 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the first few months of next year, under a House bill a subcommittee approved Wednesday.

Greenspan: U.S. has absorbed oil prices

By Abdullah AlShihri and H. Josef Hebert · Wednesday, June 7,2006 7:55 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday that while the country has been able to absorb sharp increases in oil prices, high energy costs are beginning to stunt economic growth. But he also said sharply higher oil prices have not produced any "serious erosion" of world economic activity.

Senate rejects constitutional amendment banning gay marriage

By Abdullah AlShihri and Laurie Kellman · Wednesday, June 7,2006 7:52 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, dealing an embarrassing defeat to President Bush and Republicans who hoped to use the measure to energize conservative voters on Election Day.

Gunmen kill 21 in sectarian attack north of Baghdad

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 5,2006 11:19 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen dragged passengers off three minibuses northeast of Baghdad early Sunday and killed 21 people, including a dozen students.

Police keep tight security on Tiananmen Square

By Abdullah AlShihri and Alexa Olesen · Sunday, June 4,2006 10:08 p.m.

BEIJING -- Chinese police tore up a protester's poster and detained at least two people on Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sunday as the country marked 17 years since local troops crushed a pro-democracy demonstration in the public space.

First troops in Bush's border plan arrive in Arizona

By Abdullah AlShihri and Jacques Billeaud · Sunday, June 4,2006 10:06 p.m.

PHOENIX -- Fifty-five National Guard members from Utah arrived in Yuma on Saturday afternoon -- the first troops to be sent to the Arizona-Mexico border in a new crackdown on illegal immigration.

Oil stock price rise after US moves to address dispute with Iran

By Abdullah AlShihri and Christopher Wang · Wednesday, May 31,2006 9:59 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Plunging oil prices pushed stocks sharply higher Wednesday as the United States' latest move to settle the dispute over Iran's nuclear arms program eased the energy market's worries about a supply cutoff from the petroleum-rich nation.

US ready to join in talks with Iran

By Abdullah AlShihri and Anne Gearan · Wednesday, May 31,2006 9:59 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a major policy shift, the United States said Wednesday it is prepared to join other nations in holding direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program if Iran first agrees to stop disputed nuclear activities that the West fears could lead to a bomb.

Iraqi leader declares state of emergency

By Abdullah AlShihri · Wednesday, May 31,2006 9:58 p.m.

BASRA, Iraq -- Iraq's new prime minister declared a state of emergency Wednesday in the southern city of Basra, vowing to crack down with an "iron fist" on rival gangs battling each other for power.

Lawyer: Officers not target of investigations into Iraqi killings

By Abdullah AlShihri and Thomas Watkins · Wednesday, May 31,2006 9:56 p.m.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Three officers relieved of command from a Marine battalion are not targets of investigations into whether their troops killed as many as two dozen Iraqi civilians and tried to cover it up, the attorney for one of the officers said Tuesday.

Capitol office building reopens after police investigate reports of gunfire

Friday, May 26,2006 3:56 p.m.

Capitol Police found no evidence of shooting or victims in the Rayburn House Office Building.

Police investigating reports of gunfire in Capitol office building

Friday, May 26,2006 12:56 p.m.

Capitol Police are still investigating gun shots that were reported around 10:30 EDT this morning in the Rayburn House Office Building parking garage in Washington, D.C. They temporarily sealed off the Capitol. No one has been injured or taken hostage.

Minister: Iraqi forces can be ready soon

By Alyson Brodsy and Thomas Wagner · Wednesday, May 24,2006 10:33 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday that Iraqi forces are capable of taking control of security throughout the country within 18 months, but still need more recruits, training and equipment.

Speaker asks FBI to yield seizures

By Alyson Brodsy and Laurie Kellman · Wednesday, May 24,2006 10:04 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Dennis Hastert demanded Wednesday that the FBI surrender documents it seized and remove agents involved in the weekend raid of Rep. William Jefferson's office, under what lawmakers of both parties said were unconstitutional circumstances.

First wave of Guard soldiers head to border

By Alyson Brodsy and Lolita C. Baldor · Wednesday, May 24,2006 10:02 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The first wave of about 800 National Guard soldiers will head to the U.S-Mexico border next week, including planners and leadership personnel who will stay longer than the planned 21-day missions, the National Guard chief told lawmakers Wednesday.

5 dead in eastern Kentucky coal mine explosion

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, May 21,2006 10:16 p.m.

HOLMES MILL, Ky. -- Mary Middleton said her husband had been working in the mines since he was 18. Denise Bean's stepfather came from a family of miners. Both were among five miners killed in an underground explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine early Saturday. A sixth miner walked away from the blast, Gov. Ernie Fletcher said.

Suicide bomber kills 13 in Baghdad

By Alyson Brodsy and Thomas Wagner · Sunday, May 21,2006 10:14 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A suicide bomber killed at least 12 other people and injured 17 when he blew himself up Sunday in a downtown Baghdad restaurant frequented by police. The attack came as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pledged to soon fill vacancies in his two key security ministries.

Bush compliments Iraq's newly inaugurated government

By Alyson Brodsy and Nedra Pickler · Sunday, May 21,2006 9:08 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The inauguration of Iraq's new government marks a new era in relations with the country that the United States has occupied for more than three years, President Bush said Sunday.

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