U.S. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Guide  —  Last March, the federal government set up a Web site to make public a vast archive of Iraqi documents captured during the war.  The Bush administration did so under pressure from Congressional Republicans who said they hoped to …

Church Leader Says Haggard Admits To Some Indiscretions  —  Interim Senior Pastor Says Haggard Admits Indiscretions — Raw Interview  —  Colorado Springs  —  A sudden about-face in the scandal facing New Life Church's pastor.  —  After Pastor Ted Haggard went public Wednesday night denying allegations …

An Abu Ghraib Offender Heads Back to Iraq  —  Exclusive: A military dog handler convicted for his role in the prisoner abuse scandal has been ordered back to help train the country's police  —  As if the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal weren't bad enough for America's image in the Middle East …

Congress Tells Auditor in Iraq to Close Office  —  Investigations led by a Republican lawyer named Stuart W. Bowen Jr. in Iraq have sent American occupation officials to jail on bribery and conspiracy charges, exposed disastrously poor construction work by well-connected companies like Halliburton …

Penn President Poses with "Suicide Bomber"  —  University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann threw her annual Halloween costume party at her home Tuesday night.  Among the guests was Saad Saadi, who came dressed as a suicide bomber, complete with plastic dynamite strapped to his chest and a toy automatic rifle.

Sheik wants trial by 'ethics court'  —  EMBATTLED senior Muslim cleric Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilaly has hit back at the storm of controversy surrounding his comments comparing women to meat by suggesting an "ethical court" be set up to try him.  —  Sheik al-Hilaly has called for a judge …

British believe Bush is more dangerous than Kim Jong-il  —  America is now seen as a threat to world peace by its closest neighbours and allies, according to an international survey of public opinion published today that reveals just how far the country's reputation has fallen among former supporters since the invasion of Iraq.

Guy Fawkes dropped for bonfire night  —  Guy Fawkes has been banned by council bosses in east London - and replaced with a Bengali folk tale.  Tower Hamlets said it wanted to provide an "alternative" theme to celebrate November 5 and the attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

The Acorn Indictments  —  A union-backed outfit faces charges of election fraud.  —  So, less than a week before the midterm elections, four workers from Acorn, the liberal activist group that has registered millions of voters, have been indicted by a federal grand jury …

"Hacking Democracy"  —  On Tuesday, 40 percent of voters will cast ballots on electronic touch-screens.  If you're not worried already about the dangers of paperless voting, this HBO documentary will blow your mind.  —  "When people see what is really going on, there is no way we will allow …

Saudi court sentences rape victim to 90 lashes  —  A Saudi court has sentenced a gang rape victim to 90 lashes of the whip because she was alone in a car with a man to whom she was not married.  —  The sentence was passed at the end of a trial in which the al- Qateef high criminal court …