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    Dispute threatens to undercut legitimacy of Iraqi vote

    Washington Post

    BAGHDAD -- A controversy over the disqualification of candidates threatened Tuesday to undermine the legitimacy of Iraq's recent elections and inflame supporters of a coalition seeking to topple the alliance led by the prime minister. U.S. officials, who...

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    Rachel Corrie relatives sue Israel over her death

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    BBC

    A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, has begun in Israel. The civil action against the Israeli defence ministry will decide whether damages should...

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    Aid Group Attacked in Pakistan; 6 Dead

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    ABC News

    Pakistani officials say suspected U.S. drones have fired missiles at a house and nearby truck in the country's northwest near the Afghan border, killing at least four people. Local government official Sabir Khan said Wednesday's attack occurred in...

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    Biden says Palestinians deserve ‘viable’ state

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    MSNBC

    RAMALLAH, West Bank - Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed...

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    Portugal raises $1.34B in successful bond auction

    USA Today

    Financially troubled Portugal raised 990 million euros ($1.34 billion) Wednesday in a key bond auction that had more bids than bonds available, suggesting the government's austerity plan is easing market concerns about the country's ability to pay off...

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    Brown says UK to maintain AAA credit rating

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    Reuters

    By Keith Weir and Matt FalloonLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for senior civil servants and military officers to...

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    U.N. report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted

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    USA Today

    Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local U.N. workers, according to a U.N. Security Council report. The report blames...

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    Russian tycoon wins UK libel case

    AlJazeera

    Boris Berezkovsky, the exiled Russian oligarch living in the UK, has won a libel case against a broadcaster that accused him of masterminding the death of a former KGB agent in London. The 64-year-old sued the All-Russian State...

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    Iraq came close to nuclear arms deal

    Washington Post

    As troops massed on his border near the start of the Persian Gulf War, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein weighed the purchase of a $150 million nuclear "package" deal that included not only weapons designs but also production plants...

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    President: Bali bombing mastermind dead

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    CNN

    The suspected mastermind behind the deadly Bali bombings in 2002 has been killed by Indonesian police, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Wednesday.Yudhoyono announced the death of terrorist Dulmatin during a visit to Australia. The Bali bombings killed...

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