Al Qaeda in Iraq chooses Zarqawi successor BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Iraq said its new leader named on Monday would keep up a campaign of beheadings and suicide bombings begun by the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed by U.S. bombs last week.
Florida under hurricane warning as Alberto revs up ST PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. forecasters warned on Monday that Tropical Storm Alberto could become the first hurricane of 2006 as it strengthened ominously over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and took aim at northwest Florida.
Suicides fuel more calls for closure of Guantanamo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three suicides by Guantanamo prisoners was more proof the U.S. camp should be closed, critics said on Monday, and the Bush administration went into damage control over an official's comment that the deaths were a "good PR move."
FBI reports biggest violent crime jump in 15 years WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. violent crimes last year increased by the highest percentage in 15 years, the FBI said on Monday, but Justice Department officials rejected any suggestion that an anti-terrorism emphasis and federal funding cuts were to blame.
Judge defers decision on US wiretap suit DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday deferred making an immediate decision on a request that the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropping program be halted as a violation of law.
N. Korea said readying missile test: US officials WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea is making plans to test an intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the United States and the launch could come soon, U.S. officials said on Monday.
Gunmen set fire to Palestinian PM office RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Gunmen set fire to the Palestinian prime minister's office and parliament on Monday as fighting escalated between followers of the ruling Hamas militant group and President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement.
