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Murder charges pending for man causing train accident killing 11

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Jan. 27,2005 11:11 p.m.

GLENDALE, Calif. -- The suicidal man who authorities say caused the chain-reaction train derailment that killed 11 people has been charged with multiple counts of murder and could face the death penalty, the district attorney said Thursday.

Iraqis in America battle with the decision to lend a voice

By Rami Chami · Thursday, Jan. 27,2005 12:56 a.m.

It has been more than two decades since Zaineb Istrabadi left Iraq and came to the United States. Now serving as a faculty member of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Istrabadi has chosen not to vote in Sunday's Iraqi parliamentary elections, although she is eligible.

Train wreck kills 10, wounds 200

By Alyson Brodsy and Daisy Nguyen · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:16 p.m.

GLENDALE, Calif. -- A commuter train smashed into an SUV left on the tracks by a suicidal man early Wednesday, sending the train careening off the rails in a wreck that killed 10 people and injured about 200, authorities said. Dozens of the injured were in critical condition.

Senate confirms Rice as secretary of state

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Condoleezza Rice won easy confirmation Wednesday to be President Bush's new secretary of state, despite strong dissent from a small group of Democrats who said she shares blame for mistakes and war deaths in Iraq.

Marine helicopter crash in Iraq kills 31

By Alyson Brodsy and Sameer N. Yacoub · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:15 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A Marine transport helicopter crashed during sandstorms in Iraq's western desert Wednesday, killing 31 troops, while insurgents killed six other American military personnel in the deadliest day for U.S. forces since the Iraq war began.

Annan probed in oil-for-food scandal

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:26 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- Investigators probing allegations of impropriety in the U.N. oil-for-food program have questioned Secretary-General Kofi Annan about his involvement and will do so again, a U.N. spokesman said Tuesday.

Bush to request $80 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan wars

By Alyson Brodsy and Alan Fram · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:21 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- As Congress started to digest a new Bush administration request of $80 billion to bankroll wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its top budget analyst projected Tuesday $855 billion in deficits for the next decade, even without the costs of war and President Bush's Social Security plan.

American hostage begs Arab leaders for help

By Alyson Brodsy and Sameer N. Yacoub · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:21 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An American hostage pleaded for his life with a rifle pointed at his head in a video released Tuesday, while nine Iraqis, including a senior judge, were killed in a series of attacks that highlighted the security risks ahead of this weekend's elections.

Democrats opposed to Rice nomination

By Alyson Brodsy and Barry Schweid · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- A handful of determined Senate Democrats Tuesday assailed President Bush's decision to invade Iraq and said they would oppose Condoleezza Rice's nomination for secretary of state as a principal architect of a failed policy.

Panel confronts globalization issues

By Rami Chami · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:19 a.m.

The IU Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society held a forum Tuesday night to discuss globalization, including topics concerning free trade and worldwide poverty. A three-member faculty panel was comprised of professors with expertise in the fields of economics, business and culture, and was moderated by Mortar Board Society member Raj Rangwani at the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union.

planetary meltdown

By Kelly Phillips · Monday, Jan. 24,2005 11:41 p.m.

The predicament of global warming is like a frog, a stove and a pot of water. Boil the water before you drop in the frog, and it will jump out of the pot to safety in a flash. But place the frog in water heated gradually, and it will never jump out.

Around the World

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 24,2005 11:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- When U.S. troops pulled Saddam Hussein from a hole in the ground a year ago, the capture was described afterward as the work of a team of conventional and special operations troops.

Bush offers abortion protesters support

By Alyson Brodsy and Laurie Kellman · Monday, Jan. 24,2005 11:11 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush told abortion foes Monday he shared their support for "a culture of life" and claimed progress in passing legislation to protect the vulnerable.

Gitmo prisoners attempted suicide

By Alyson Brodsy and Paisley Dodds · Monday, Jan. 24,2005 11:10 p.m.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Twenty-three terror suspects tried to hang or strangle themselves at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay during a mass protest in 2003, the military confirmed Monday.

Iraqi bombing suspect arrested

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 24,2005 11:09 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi security forces have arrested the "most lethal" top lieutenant of al-Qaida's leader in Iraq -- a man allegedly behind most of the car bombings in Baghdad since the U.S.-led invasion, including the 2003 assault on U.N. headquarters that killed 22 people, the prime minister's office said Monday.

IU community follows up on tsunami forum

By Rami Chami · Monday, Jan. 24,2005 12:10 a.m.

Members of various IU departments and student organizations met Friday at the Asian Culture Center to evaluate the IU community's efforts in assisting those affected by the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia Dec. 26. The meeting was planned as a follow-up to a Jan. 13 academic forum on the tsunami held at IU.

Nixon panel foresaw terrorism in U.S.

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Jan. 23,2005 11:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Nearly three decades before the Sept. 11 attacks, a high-level government panel developed plans to protect the nation against terrorist acts ranging from radiological "dirty bombs" to airline missile attacks, according to declassified documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Yushchenko takes office as Ukraine's president Sunday

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Jan. 23,2005 11:42 p.m.

KIEV, Ukraine -- Before a vast crowd of supporters celebrating with a burst of orange balloons, doves and chants, newly inaugurated President Viktor Yushchenko promised Sunday to steer a new course for Ukraine -- away from corruption and political cronyism and into the European Union.

U.S. ambassador recognizes Iraqi election intimidation

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert H. Reid · Sunday, Jan. 23,2005 11:41 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The U.S. ambassador to Iraq acknowledged serious problems ahead of next weekend's election but assured on Sunday that "great efforts" were being made so every Iraqi can vote. In an audiotape posted on the Web, a speaker claiming to be Iraq's most-feared terrorist declared "fierce war" on democracy, raising the stakes in the vote.

Tibetan activists raise awareness, funds

By Jane Charney · Sunday, Jan. 23,2005 11:37 p.m.

Taryn Firkser doesn't get discouraged easily. And even the major setback of a planned speaker being unable to make it to Bloomington at the last minute doesn't get her spirits down.

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