The Pakistani government is close to an agreement with militant tribes in its turbulent border area, marking a break with the policies of President Pervez Musharraf.
AP - President Bush sought Thursday to boost the flagging Mideast peace process by voicing fresh optimism about the creation of a Palestinian state. He said he remained confident that the definition of a state for the Palestinian people would be reached before he leaves office in January.
AP - The Syrian nuclear reactor allegedly built with North Korean design help and destroyed last year by Israeli jets was within weeks or months of being functional, a top U.S. official said Thursday.
A U.S. envoy said today that the opposition leader in Zimbabwe beat longtime President Robert Mugabe in that nation's recent elections. "We are certain that Morgan Tsvangirai won," said Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer. She joins a growing chorus of international voices criticizing the handling of the vote.
Prescott Prince's client is the man accused of being the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks. Now, this Navy reservist must defend the al Qaeda loyalist at a military commission. He's most disturbed that evidence gained through waterboarding may be allowed. "That's not the rule of law. That's just insanity."
Intelligence officials will today reveal video shot inside a suspected Syrian nuclear facility that they say was being built with the help of North Korea. Lawmakers will be briefed and then some of the material will be released publicly, officials said.