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Three years after the start of the war in Iraq, the United States foreign policy is the subject of anguished debate. Post 9/11 the US decided the only way to stop more terrorist attacks was to fight a pre-emptive war. That Bush doctrine is under increasing attack at home and abroad. The...

U.S. plans moon base on path to Mars Despite lack of fanfare, scientists work on technological hurdles HOUSTON - For the first time since 1972, the United States is planning to fly to the moon, but instead of a quick, Apollo-like visit, astronauts intend to build a permanent base and live...

FORDLAND, Mo. (AP) — High school senior Matt Suter has already survived being blown more than 1,300 feet by a tornado. Now he's caught up in the whirlwind of media attention. The 19-year-old from southwest Missouri appeared Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America" and is also being courted by...

8O A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having sex with the animal. The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders. They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars...

Mandatory minimum sentences likely to face Charter challenge, MPs say Janice Tibbetts, The Ottawa Citizen Published: Sunday, March 26, 2006 The federal opposition is sending signals it will block Conservative plans to impose automatic jail terms for a variety of gun-related crimes unless the...

When Niger's president last year accused aid agencies of exaggerating his country's food crisis for their own gain, Western media reacted with shock. How dare he bite the hand that feeds his people, commentators asked. Many suggested the president was making excuses for the failings of his own...

Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has given US academics a lecture on democracy, declaring his country's government freer than any in the West. "There is no state with a democracy except Libya on the whole planet," he told an audience at New York's Columbia University via live satellite...

Woman tells details of 10 years in captivity Forced to have sex with man twice her age, she had a bucket for bathroom McKEESPORT, Pa. - Since the day she ran away 10 years ago, Tanya Nicole Kach says her home was a bedroom she was rarely allowed to leave. A man more than twice her age kept her...

Mermaids for hire? Fake healer’s scam is all wet Bogus medium cons $30,000 from businesswoman in short-lived scheme HARARE, Zimbabwe - A bogus traditional healer who persuaded a businesswoman to hire “mermaids” and accommodate them in a hotel to help find a stolen car was convicted of theft by...

Long arm of the law catches speeder with none Cop pulls over 121-kph driver using one foot to steer, other to work pedals WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand police officer got a shock when he stopped a driver doing 121 kilometers (75 miles) an hour on the east coast of the country's North...

...for $1Billion Over Helicopter Contract The Ottawa Citizen reports, "Stephen Harper's new government could face a $1-billion legal penalty after a European aerospace firm filed a claim for damages, citing political interference by the Liberals during the 2004 purchase of naval helicopters."...

Trial links Ottawa man to plot To face charges in Canada in January LONDON—An Ontario man played a "vital role" in a bomb plot that was foiled by police just before targets in Britain were selected, a major anti-terrorism trial has heard. Ottawa resident Momin Khawaja made up "the Canadian end...

Polar shift: Melting ice, quakes and higher seas Studies in Science say changes tied to warming are faster than expected Greenland and Antarctica are seeing faster than expected warming that triggers glacial quakes and has the potential for a sharp rise in sea levels, according to three...

Researchers study prayer's influence on healing Conclusions and premises debated as investigations into issue increase At the Fairfax Community Church in Virginia, the faithful regularly pray for ailing strangers. Same goes at the Adas Israel synagogue in Washington and the Islamic Center of...

WWII airman finally to receive proper burial Leo Mustonen’s body was found in Sierra Nevada mountains in October BRAINERD, Minn. - The World War II airman whose body was found on a mountainside more than six decades after his plane crashed was raised by Finnish immigrant parents in this central...

Caught the train — but where’s the baby? Father forgets infant in his parked car while he races to get onto the Metro WASHINGTON - Commuters racing to catch the train typically forget things in the car — keys, wallets, briefcases. But a baby daughter? That’s what happened Thursday just north...

Survey finds many Brits dial N — for naked We have no idea why this research was done, but it makes us laugh too LONDON - Up to a third of telephone users in the Britain make calls in the nude, with men more prone to do it without clothes than women, a survey revealed on Thursday. Research...

By Mark Johnson Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. - A federal appeals court Friday blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from easing clean air rules on aging power plants, refineries and factories, one of the regulatory changes that had been among the top environmental priorities of the White...

Uh, officer, is this really crack I bought? Man arrested after allegedly handing pipe to cops for an authenticity check TAMPA, Fla. - A man is behind bars in Tampa after allegedly asking two uniformed officers to test a crack pipe. Police say the man doubted whether he was being sold actual...

Slow going! Tortoise dies after 250 years Addwaitya, believed to be oldest tortoise in the world, lived in Indian zoo KOLKATA, India - A giant aldabra tortoise thought to be around 250 years old has died in the Kolkata zoo of liver failure, Indian authorities said on Thursday. The tortoise...