Bin Laden says Moussaoui not part of Sept 11: tape DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden said Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person convicted in a U.S. court for the September 11 attacks, had nothing to do with the operations, according to a Web site audiotape released on Tuesday.
Bush says Olmert's ideas "important step" to peace "While any final status agreement will be only achieved on the basis of mutually agreed changes ... the prime minister's ideas could be an important step toward the peace we both support," Bush said with Olmert standing at his side at a press conference.
Senate immigration bill on track after vote WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Backers of a comprehensive immigration overhaul said they were optimistic about Senate passage later this week after lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a move to expand a compromise bill's provision giving illegal immigrants a chance for citizenship.
Senate panel endorses Hayden as CIA director WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden's nomination as CIA director won the endorsement of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, setting the stage for his formal confirmation by the full Senate later this week.
Bombs kill at least 25 in Baghdad BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombs killed at least 25 people in Baghdad on Tuesday, police said, in separate attacks that underlined the security challenge facing Iraq's still incomplete government.
Report to advise Bush on post-Castro Cuba WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. commission is preparing to advise President George W. Bush on how to inject democracy into a post-Castro Cuba, but critics say Washington's 40 years of isolating the island may limit its chances of heading off a communist succession.
FCC chief says won't probe NSA call program WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will not pursue complaints about a spy agency's access to millions of telephone records because it cannot obtain classified material, the FCC's chairman said in a letter released on Tuesday.
