Senior Al Qaida Leader Admits
Planning September 11th Attacks
During military hearing, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to
planning 1993 attack on World Trade Center in New York, nightclub
bombing in Bali, and failed attempt to bring down US airp***s using
shoe bombs
UN Powers Reach 'Agreement
in Principle' on New Iran Sanctions
Backers of the deal hope to present it to the Security
Council Thursday
US Says Macau Bank Decision
Will Help Smooth N. Korea Nuclear Talks
US Treasury's ruling against Macau's Banco Delta Asia
bans all US financial dealings with bank
Pentagon Calls End of 2006 Most
Violent Period in Iraq Since 2003
Report says there were about 900 attacks per week during last
part of 2006
US Considers Action Against
Zimbabwe After Arrests
One
protester killed and scores of other opposition supporters detained
and beaten, as police broke up a banned rally in a Harare suburb
Sunday
Bush Makes Little Headway in
Meeting With Calderon
President
wraps up his Latin American trip in Merida, Mexico with agreement to
keep working on issues of mutual concern
Relief Workers Struggle to Help
Thousands Displaced by Mozambique Floods
Floods in Zambezi River basin have destroyed the homes and crops
of more than 140,000 people
Bush Defends Firing of US
Prosecutors
US
president says firing the prosecutors was the right decision, but
acknowledges process not handled well
African Divorcees Conquer
Social Taboo
In some
parts of Africa, divorce is still considered scandal, but in rapidly
growing cities, divorce has become less of a cultural shock
US Bird Watchers Flock to See
New Species
Loggerhead
Kingbird, a small insect-eating bird native to parts of the Caribbean,
spotted in a Florida Keys state park
'March Madness' Grips
US
NCAA basketball tournament runs over
three weeks, pitting best US amateur basketball teams against each
other
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