An increase in the number of foreign fighters may reflect a change that is making Pakistan?s tribal areas the preferred destination for some Sunni insurgents.
The Senate approved bill expanding the government?s surveillance powers, and granted immunity for phone companies that cooperated in the wiretapping program.
AP - Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans.
AP - Iran test-fired nine missiles Wednesday, including ones capable of hitting Israel, making a dramatic show of its readiness to strike back if the United States or Israel attacks it over its nuclear program.
AP - Barack Obama stoked vice presidential speculation Wednesday with an unannounced stop at the Washington law firm of a search team member and then a flight to New York fundraisers with potential pick Hillary Rodham Clinton and a second vetter.
Ingrid Betancourt says death was her "everyday companion" during her time as a hostage in Colombia and that she never expected to be held captive for nearly seven years. She was campaigning for Colombia's presidency when she was kidnapped by leftist rebels in 2002. "I couldn't imagine what was going to come," she told CNN's "Larry King Live."
The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized today for "crude and hurtful" remarks he made about Sen. Barack Obama after finishing a TV interview. A live microphone caught part of a whispered conversation Jackson had with a fellow guest. The Obama campaign said it accepted the apology, but Jackson's son publicly blasted his father's comments.
Recently developed "touch DNA" technology has cleared all members of JonBenet Ramsey's family of her slaying, authorities said today. Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy said no one in the Ramsey family is considered a suspect and formally apologized in to John Ramsey for the cloud of suspicion his family has lived under for nearly 12 years.