Arrest made in JonBenet Ramsey case  —  (CNN) — A suspect has been arrested "for the December 26, 1996, murder of JonBenet Ramsey," the district attorney in Boulder, Colorado, said Wednesday.  —  A law enforcement source identified the suspect as 41-year-old John Mark Karr, a one-time school teacher.

Kidman condemns Hamas, Hezbollah  —  NICOLE Kidman has made a public stand against terrorism.  —  The actress, joined by 84 other high-profile Hollywood stars, directors, studio bosses and media moguls, has taken out a powerfully-worded full page advertisement in today's Los Angeles Times newspaper.

Bush is crap, says Prescott  —  Deputy PM criticises US handling of Middle East, condemning 'cowboy' President at private meeting  —  John Prescott has given vent to his private feelings about the Bush presidency, summing up George Bush's administration in a single word: crap.

Senator denies remark was racist  —  Allen: Name for opponent's volunteer not meant to be derogatory  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. George Allen denies a remark he made to describe an opponent's campaign worker was racially charged, saying in a statement that the media misunderstood his comments.

Rating down despite foiled terror plot and Lebanon cease fire; Democrats hold generic Congressional lead  —  President Bush's job approval rating dipped two points in the last three weeks, despite the foiling of an airline terror plot and the adoption of a cease-fire deal between Israel …

Insurgent Bombs Directed at G.I.'s Increase in Iraq  —  A recent bombing in Baghdad.  Most of the roadside bombs are directed at American-led forces, officials say.  —  The number of roadside bombs planted in Iraq rose in July to the highest monthly total of the war, offering more evidence …

New 9/11 Tapes Show Horror, Heartbreak  —  Hundreds Of Emergency Calls From World Trade Center Made Public  —  (CBS/AP) A fire official described near chaos inside the World Trade Center, with communication becoming increasingly difficult as firefighters tried to reach people trapped …

Authorities Warning Women Not to Wear Gel Bras As Worries of Possible Female Bombers Increase  —  Richard Esposito and Anna Schecter Report:  —  U.S. authorities are advising women not to wear gel bras on airplanes as information developed in the foiled London plot points to an expanding role …

HOW RADICAL ARE THE DEMOCRATS?  —  Kathryn Lopez says Russ Feingold, not Hillary Clinton, is the favorite to win the Democrats' 2008 Presidential nomination.  He's "Howard Dean without the delicate psyche," as she quotes one consultant, and the Democrats are now dominated …

Ditch US in terror war, say 80pc of Britons  —  A majority of British people wants the Government to adopt an even more "aggressive" foreign policy to combat international terrorism, according to an opinion poll conducted after the arrests of 24 terrorism suspects last week.

Judge refuses New Orleans' request to dismiss NRA lawsuit  —  NEW ORLEANS — A federal lawsuit accusing the city of illegally confiscating firearms during the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina was kept alive by a federal judge Wednesday.  —  U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier denied …

"The US and Israel Stand Alone"  —  SPIEGEL: Mr. Carter, in your new book you write that only the American people can ensure that the US government returns to the country's old moral principles.  Are you suggesting that the current US administration of George W. Bush of acting immorally?

A Democrat for Main Street  —  If you're looking for a land that time forgot, you couldn't do much better than the mountain country of central Pennsylvania.  On a sparkling summer day it's a tableau of lazy rivers and deeply green forested hills, of cornfields and farmhouses (some abandoned) …

IDF to withdraw despite plans to leave Hizbullah armed  —  Lebanese troops, backed by tanks and armored vehicles, have begun deploying south of the Litani River in line with a UN cease-fire plan to end fighting between Israel and Hizbullah, a senior military official said Thursday.

Nine no longer: Panel declares 12 planets  —  The solar system has 12 planets.  —  That is the conclusion, to be announced today, of an international panel formed to devise a scientific definition of a planet and settle an increasingly intense dispute over whether Pluto qualifies.