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Authorities in Morocco and Turkey have arrested two men blamed for unleashing a computer worm that disrupted networks across the United States last week.


White House officials say President Bush has no plans to meet again with the mother of a U.S. serviceman killed in Iraq, who is leading an anti-war vigil outside the president's Texas ranch.


Mr. Bush is rebutting criticism of his policies, saying it would be a big mistake to pull out now.


US Defense Secretary says Russia-China exercises should not be seen as anything out of the ordinary.


Bush Defends Iraq Policy, Sees Hope in Middle East

President Bush is urging Americans to stand together in the fight against terrorism and the struggle to bring democracy to Iraq and peace to the Middle East.


Merck & Co. found liable for $253.4 million in Texas man's Vioxx-related death

Drug maker Merck & Co. was found liable for a person's death concerning the use of the pain medication Vioxx, according to a jury verdict in a Texas court.


US Sees Gaza Pullout as Catalyst for Further Peace Moves

Bush administration says it expects withdrawal to be followed by actions by both Israel and the Palestinians to fulfill peace-making commitments.


Are We Entering a New Phase of Global Terrorism?

The series of recent bombings in London and Egypt, which were apparently carried out by Islamist terrorists, suggests the world may be entering a new phase in global terrorism.


Rumsfeld: Rumsfeld: Iraq Conflict 'Test of Wills'

Secretary Rumsfeld says insurgent leaders are trying to wear down American public support for the war, like North Vietnam and the Viet Cong did 30 years ago


Task Force: US Support for Arab Reform Critical to Winning War on Terror

Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed by security forces in the May 13 events, which the group Human Rights Watch has labeled a massacre.


Bush and Mbeki Discuss Sudan, Zimbabwe

US, S. African presidents met at the White House Wednesday.


Washington Post Confirms Identity of Watergate 'Deep Throat'

Washington Post newspaper has confirmed a U.S. magazine report that former FBI official W. Mark Felt was the source for leaked secrets about the Watergate scandal that has led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.


Rice Claims Quiet Gains for Anti-Proliferation Initiative

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Proliferation Security Initiative has scored a number of unpublicized successes against the trafficking of items related to weapons of mass destruction.


Bush Confident New Iraq Will Defeat Insurgents

At White House news conference, US president also defends treatment of detainees in war on terror.


Former FBI Second-In-Command Says He Was "Deep Throat"

American magazine Vanity Fair has revealed that W. Mark Felt, a former associate director of the FBI during the Nixon Administration, was the anonymous informer who helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein bring down then-president Nixon.