MOSCOW - Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov says the term “Cold War” will be forgotten if the United States accepts his country’s missile-defense plan for Europe.  But Ivanov is also threatening to deploy Russian missiles near Poland if Washington rejects the Kremlin offer.
Speaking to reporters in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, First Deputy […]

WASHINGTON - The abortive car bombings in London and Glasgow have again put the spotlight on Britain as a terrorist target. Two car bombs failed to go off Friday in London, and on Saturday, a blazing car was driven at high speed into the entrance of Glasgow airport.
Car bombings are nothing new to Britain. The […]

NABLUS, WEST BANK - The recent takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas militants has left the Palestinian territories divided.  Hamas now rules Gaza, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction controls the West Bank.  Tensions are high across the Palestinian territories.
Kholood Masri warns visitors to be careful these days when they enter the al […]

ROME - Iraq’s National Security Adviser Muaffak al-Rubaie expressed concern about a migration of terrorists from Iraq into Arab countries and Europe. He also said he would not be surprised if those involved in the thwarted weekend terror attacks in London were trained in Iraq.
Iraq’s National Security Adviser Muaffak al-Rubaie declared in Rome there are […]

HOUSTON - More than two weeks of heavy rains have produced floods in a large area of the central United States. From central Texas to Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, rivers have come up over their banks and flooded towns and farmland. At least 12 deaths have resulted.In Texas, flooding has forced people from their homes […]

BAGHDAD - Newly released Iraqi government figures show civilian deaths nationwide were down more than a third in June. The decrease follows a surge of U.S. troops in and around Baghdad. From the Iraqi capital.
The figures, compiled by the interior, health, and defense ministries show 1,241 civilians died in June, compared with 1,951 during May.
The […]

CARACAS - During the past month, tens of thousands of Venezuelan students have led massive demonstrations protesting President Hugo Chavez’ decision to shut down the country’s most popular private television station.
Students are taking final exams at Venezuela’s Central University, after missing several weeks of classes to take to the streets, mobilizing against what they see […]

WASHINGTON - Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the United States for talks with President George W. Bush aimed at easing tensions between their two countries. The meetings are taking place at an unusual venue - the Bush family summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine.
They are meeting in virtual seclusion on the rocky coast of […]

LONDON - British authorities have raised the terror alert to critical after three attempted terrorist attacks in two days - one in Scotland on Saturday and two in London on Friday.
The alert was raised Saturday after two men crashed a four-wheel drive vehicle into the terminal building at Glasgow airport in Scotland. The vehicle caught […]

WASHINGTON - President Bush says U.S. troop reinforcements in Iraq are helping to reduce sectarian violence and car bombings in Baghdad. Opposition Democrats say they will try again to change course in Iraq through legislation on defense spending.
Looking ahead to the Fourth of July, Independence Day in the United States, President Bush says Americans will […]