ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's army under President Pervez Musharraf supervised a shipment of uranium centrifuges to North Korea in 2000, the disgraced architect of Pakistan's atomic weapons program said yesterday.
Jul 5, 2008 - 10:54:01 AM
Kabul, Afghanistan - Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength.
Jul 1, 2008 - 9:57:12 AM
Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe is expected to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's president on Sunday, following his victory in an election boycotted by the opposition candidate.
Jun 28, 2008 - 10:51:26 AM
UNITY, N.H. — Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton set off on their maiden political voyage on Friday, trading their rivalry from the presidential primary battle for a newfound display of harmony intended to set a fresh tone for any Democrats still harboring bitterness from their grueling duel.
Jun 28, 2008 - 10:44:34 AM
Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan's army has deployed paramilitary troops on Saturday launching a major offensive against Taliban fighters in the north western city, military officials said.
Jun 28, 2008 - 9:36:40 AM
YONGBYON, North Korea — North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, blasting apart the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs.
Jun 27, 2008 - 8:40:06 AM
The U.S. began removing North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after the communist regime released an inventory of nuclear plants and materials, removing an obstacle to future ties between the two countries.
Jun 26, 2008 - 11:30:32 AM
New Delhi - India's government averted a political crisis on Wednesday by delaying action on a key nuclear deal with the United States that threatens to topple the government.
Jun 25, 2008 - 11:36:46 AM
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghanistan government for the first time publicly accused the Pakistani intelligence service on Wednesday of organizing the plot to assassinate President Hamid Karzai at a parade in Kabul in April.
Jun 25, 2008 - 11:31:20 AM
BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union nations approved new sanctions against Iran on Monday, including an assets freeze of the country's biggest bank.
Jun 23, 2008 - 12:19:05 PM
WASHINGTON - North Korea is expected to end months of delays and hand over its long-awaited accounting of its secretive nuclear programs later this week, the White House said Monday.
Jun 23, 2008 - 12:14:02 PM
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's opposition leader has fled to the Dutch Embassy saying he feared for his safety, while police on Monday raided his party's headquarters and took about 60 people away.
Jun 23, 2008 - 11:59:07 AM
WASHINGTON - Former rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton plan to campaign together Friday in the small New Hampshire town of Unity, their first joint appearance meant to ease tensions over the closely fought Democratic primary.
Jun 23, 2008 - 11:40:46 AM
BAGHDAD - Iraq said on Wednesday it was committed to meeting a deadline for a long-term security pact with the United States, as Washington confirmed it dropped a demand concerning the divisive issue of immunity for private contractors.
Jun 18, 2008 - 11:18:01 AM
"It is not easy to preach a homily for Tim and to communicate the feelings we all share concerning this remarkable man, for he was truly one of the great communicators in American society," Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., said in his homily.
Jun 18, 2008 - 11:09:43 AM
