- Kidnapped BBC reporter freed
- Alan Johnston, the BBC reporter who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip, was released Wednesday after four months in captivity, saying "It is the most fantastic thing to be free." more »
- Suspects in U.K. bombing plots linked through medical profession
- Eight people arrested in connection with three failed car bombings in London and Glasgow all have links to Britain's National Health Service and seven of the suspects are doctors or medical students. more »
- Bush won't rule out pardon for Libby
- U.S. President George W. Bush refused Tuesday to rule out a pardon for I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, saying he stands by his decision to commute part of the former White House aide's sentence. more »
- Dramatic chopper rescue in Iraq
- Pentagon video released Tuesday shows the dramatic rescue of two U.S. helicopter pilots after their aircraft went down amid insurgent fire. more »
- Prosecutors will seek death penalty for U.S. soldier
- Federal prosecutors filed notice Tuesday that they will seek the death penalty if former soldier Steven Green is convicted of killing an Iraqi family and raping a 14-year-old girl. more »
- Man in international health scare has more treatable form of TB
- The Atlanta lawyer who set off an international health scare has a less severe type of tuberculosis than thought, officials announced Tuesday. more »
- Irish navy, coast guard seize flotilla of cocaine
- Irish navy and coast guard vessels combed the County Cork coast Tuesday in search of a record haul of cocaine that has been washing up in bales. more »
- Conrad Black jury breaks for July 4 holiday
- Jurors at the Conrad Black fraud trial finished their fifth day of deliberations on Tuesday and will have the Fourth of July holiday off, before they return to court on Thursday. more »
- Iran ends review of Zahra Kazemi case
- Iran's Supreme Court on Tuesday ended its hearing into whether a new investigation into the prison death of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi should be held. more »
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