President Bush Addresses United Nations General Assembly  —  Fact Sheet: Address to the UN General Assembly: A More Hopeful World Beyond Terror and Extremism  —  THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary General, Madam President, distinguished delegates, and ladies and gentlemen: I want to thank …

Thai military launches coup, backs king  —  BANGKOK, Thailand - The Thai military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday night, circling his offices with tanks, seizing control of TV stations and declaring a provisional authority pledging loyalty to the king.

Pope asked to convert to Islam  —  Tripoli - The elder son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has called on Pope Benedict XVI to convert to Islam immediately, dismissing last week's apology from the pontiff for offending Muslims.  —  "If this person were really someone reasonable …

Gen. says U.S. may boost forces in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. military will likely maintain or possibly even increase the current force levels of more than 140,000 troops in Iraq through next spring, the top US. commander in the Middle East said Tuesday in one of the gloomiest assessments yet …

American becomes first woman space tourist  —  An American who fled Iran's Islamic revolution two decades ago has fulfilled a childhood dream when she became the first woman to pay for her own journey into space.  —  Anousheh Ansari, a 40-year-old Iranian American telecommunications entrepreneur …

Allen Says He Embraces His Jewish Ancestry  —  Virginia Sen. George Allen (R) said for the first time publicly yesterday that he has Jewish ancestry, a day after responding angrily to an exchange that included questions about his mother's racial sensitivity and whether his family has Jewish roots.

Deval Patrick wins easily  —  Deval L. Patrick, who rose from poverty on the South Side of Chicago to corporate boardrooms and a top position in President Clinton's administration, won the Democratic Party's nomination for governor tonight, becoming the first African American to win …

Oprah Seeks To Avoid 2008 Draft  —  Talk show host threatens legal action over fan's campaign  —  If nominated, Oprah Winfrey will serve...a cease and desist letter.  Lawyers for the talk show host are threatening legal action against a retired Kansas City teacher who has mounted …

If We Don't Turn Out Our Base, We Will Lose  —  This should be obvious to anyone watching polls for this election, but I just wanted to point it out for the benefit of any Democrats who are in a position of decision-making power for this election.  There is no way we can win this election unless we turn out Democrats at high levels.

Pope row in past, PM tells Muslims  —  MUSLIMS are "perfectly entitled" to criticise the Pope for linking Islam with evil and violence, but John Howard wants them to "move on".  —  The Prime Minister said last night he was "disappointed" and "exasperated" that "whenever the Pope says something (it) provokes demonstrations".

Race may be a motive in abortion kidnap case  —  SALEM, New Hampshire (AP) — A Maine couple accused of tying up their 19-year-old daughter, throwing her in their car and driving her out of state to get an abortion were upset because the baby's father is black, a Maine sheriff said Tuesday.

At the UN, Bush Cites Human Rights Declaration  —  When George W. Bush addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, he glowingly referred to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN in 1948.  He said: … That is some endorsement.