AP - The United Nations reported an upsurge of rapes, killings and torture by Congo's security forces and warned that U.N. peacekeepers overseeing the postwar transition in the country could end their cooperation with the police and army. Read more…
AP - Before ending a historic term, the Supreme Court must resolve some potential blockbuster cases involving the president's wartime powers, capital punishment and political boundaries in Texas. Read more…
AP - A growing contracting scandal took a dramatic turn at the CIA with raids on the office and home of the agency's departing No. 3 official. Read more…
AP - A plane carrying U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy from western Massachusetts to his home on the coast was struck by lightning Saturday and had to be diverted to New Haven, Conn., his spokeswoman said. Read more…
AP - If Pennsylvania is a barometer, an endangered species list could be taking shape for incumbents in this fall's elections as increasing voter anger spreads across the political landscape. Read more…
AP - Once again the Bush administration is turning to the military to help solve a domestic problem. But instead of hurricane aid or preparations to cope with avian flu, the Pentagon is being asked to possibly provide thousands of National Guard troops to shore up the U.S. border with Mexico, as part of President Bush's effort to gather support for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws. Read more…
AP - President Bush defended the scope of the government's domestic surveillance programs that have riled privacy advocates and threatened to impede the Senate confirmation of Bush's new pick to lead the CIA. Read more…
AP - President Bush has made broad use of his executive powers: authorizing warrantless wiretaps, collecting telephone records on millions of Americans, holding suspected terrorists overseas without legal protections. His administration even is considering using the military to patrol the U.S. border. Read more…
AP - Sen. John McCain, looking to heal a rift with the religious conservatives who undermined his 2000 White House bid, told students graduating at the Rev. Jerry Falwell's university Saturday that Americans have a right to disagree on issues but should maintain respect for each other. Read more…
AP - More than 11,000 people cast their ballots early in the mayoral runoff election to see who will lead the city as it rebuilds after Hurricane Katrina, officials said. Read more…
AP - In a new court filing, the prosecutor in the CIA leak case revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney made handwritten references to CIA officer Valerie Plame — albeit not by name — before her identity was publicly exposed. Read more…
The last-ever episode of acclaimed political drama The West Wing is to be shown on US television. Read more…
Nintendo makes a big splash with its Wii console at the games industry annual trade show, E3. Read more…
British engineers head to Tenerife to test systems they hope will keep a European rover trundling across the rocky landscape of Mars. Read more…
UK scientists are devising a way to monitor the progression of osteoarthritis - by listening to a patient's knee. Read more…
European and Asian stock markets close sharply lower on Friday, hit by the weaker dollar and fresh inflation fears. Read more…
Tony Blair backs animal testing and accuses anti-vivisection extremists of stooping to "appalling depths". Read more…
At least 30,000 gather in Pakistan for the funeral of a man found hanged while under arrest in Germany. Read more…
The EU condemns a suicide attack by Tamil Tiger rebels, as monitors warns of "low intensity war" in Sri Lanka. Read more…
One of the smaller parties in the main Shia alliance in Iraq says it is withdrawing from talks on a new cabinet. Read more…
Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya appeals for a concerted regional effort to ensure that funds get to the Palestinians. Read more…
Thousands at the Vatican mark the 25th anniversary of the attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II Read more…
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy scotches rumours that he will resign from the government. Read more…
The US says Uzbekistan still owes an explanation for the killing of civilians in Andijan one year ago. Read more…
Polls close in Fiji at the end of a week-long general election marked by tensions between ethnic groups. Read more…