CIA chief Goss quits WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA chief Porter Goss, assigned to rebuild the U.S. spy agency after the twin intelligence breakdowns of September 11 and Iraq, quit under pressure on Friday after less than two years on the job.
Sudan signs peace deal with Darfur faction ABUJA (Reuters) - The government of Sudan and the main Darfur rebel faction signed a peace agreement on Friday to end three years of fighting that has killed tens of thousands of people and forced 2 million to flee their homes.
Blair overhauls government after poll rout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Tony Blair overhauled his government on Friday after one of the worst local election defeats of his premiership in a bid to reassert his authority and signal he has no plans to step down as yet.
Iran defiant in face of UN nuclear moves Influential cleric Ahmad Khatami told worshippers at Friday prayers in Tehran that any country which chose confrontation with Iran would regret the move "forever".
US defends treatment of terror suspects to UN body GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States on Friday defended its treatment of foreign terrorism suspects held abroad, telling a U.N. committee it backed a ban on torture and stressing there had been "relatively few actual cases of abuse".
White House backs Cheney on Russia WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday backed Vice President Dick Cheney's tough speech on Russia and said Russian President Vladimir Putin should move on democratic reforms before hosting a major international summit in July.
Rep Kennedy seeking addiction treatment WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, son of Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy, on Friday announced he will seek treatment for a substance abuse problem.
