The North, which wants one-on-one talks with the US, said it's open to dialogue and had entered the "completion phase" of developing highly enriched uranium.
Some counterterrorism experts say alternatives to a troop buildup include drone strikes, commando raids and enlisting Afghan warlords in the fight against Al Qaeda.
In the largest counter-terrorist investigation in Britain’s history, a court in London convicted three men of plotting to bomb at least seven transatlantic airliners in 2006.
Joseph P. Kennedy II said he would not seek the Senate seat Edward M. Kennedy held for almost 50 years, probably ending for now the family’s long and storied role in Massachusetts politics.
AP - President Barack Obama declared Monday that modern benefits like paid leave, minimum wage and Social Security "all bear the union label," as he appealed to organized labor to help him win the health care fight in Congress.
AP - Former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced Monday he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat held for nearly 50 years by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy. The decision was certain to widen the race for the Democratic nomination.
AP - Three British Muslims were convicted Monday of plotting to murder thousands by downing at least seven airliners bound for the U.S. and Canada in what was intended as the largest terrorist attack since Sept. 11.
Seventeen-year-old Melanie Oudin has been handing out upsets at the U.S. Open to some of the sport's biggest female stars, including Russian aces Elena Dementieva and Maria Sharapova. On Monday, she beat 13th seed Nadia Petrova to make the quarterfinals and inspire those cheering at her training center near Atlanta, Georgia.
It was an eerily familiar sight -- the townspeople of South Lake Tahoe, California, walking arm in arm down the street in support of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard -- but this time, things were different.
Former first lady Laura Bush praised the performance of her husband's successor Monday, breaking with many Republicans in telling CNN that she thinks President Obama is doing a good job under tough circumstances.
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