Europe threatens action as Iran airs new 'confession'  —  EU foreign ministers support British position and warn of 'appropriate measures' if 15 sailors and marines not released  —  The EU threatened to act against Iran last night if it did not immediately and unconditionally release …

Chocolate Jesus Meltdown As Controversial Exhibit Cancelled  —  The highly controversial art exhibit in New York of "My Sweet Lord," a naked, anatomically correct chocolate Jesus has reached meltdown: the exhibit has been canceled.  —  Is this a bittersweet moment for those who argue "art" …

Candor at the Capitol  —  THE TESTIMONY of a former top Justice Department aide before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday shifted the focus of the storm over the firing of U.S. attorneys squarely back to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales.  That shift happened around 11:24 a.m. …

Ex-Partner Of Giuliani May Face Charges  —  Kerik Counts Said To Include Deception During Cabinet Bid  —  Federal prosecutors have told Bernard B. Kerik, whose nomination as homeland security secretary in 2004 ended in scandal, that he is likely to be charged with several felonies …

A Deadly U.S.-Iran Firefight  —  The soldiers who were there still talk about the September 7 firefight on the Iran-Iraq border in whispers.  At Forward Operating Base Warhorse, the main U.S. military outpost in Iraq's eastern Diyala Province bordering Iran, U.S. troops recount events reluctantly …

Kurd describes 'traumatized' Iraq, why his people worry about U.S.  —  SIERRA VISTA — The Kurds in Iraq are afraid they will again be left in a lurch if American troops are forced to leave next year, the Kurdistan representative to the United States said Thursday.

Imams removed from flight may sue passengers  —  Lawyers step up to defend fliers who voiced concerns; chilling effect feared  —  Pat Snelson of suburban Minneapolis recalls on March 29, the concern he and his wife had about alleged suspicious behavior by six Muslim imams before the men …

Rosie O'Donnell 9/11 Conspiracy Comments: Popular Mechanics Responds  —  Recently, Rosie O'Donnell, a co-host of ABC talk show The View, made comments on the show that renewed controversy over the collapse of World Trade Center 7.  —  While saying she didn't know what to believe …

Taliban flee Afghan-led Nato offensive  —  Complete success is being claimed for the largest Afghan-led operation yet against the Taliban.  —  Afghan army forces and police have now purged the Nad Ali district of Helmand of 400 Taliban fighters, following a series of chaotic battles.

Without America's might the options are few  —  The Government has few options if it wants to pressure Iran into releasing the captured Britons.  —  Military action is unfeasible without American support and so is a military blockade of the Gulf.  Unless the United Nations shows more rigour …

Australian to Serve 9 Months in Terrorism Case  —  David Hicks, the Australian high-school dropout whose detention became an international issue, will serve nine more months in custody, most of it in Australia, under the terms of a plea deal unsealed here Friday.

Citing more sex-change operations, increased lesbian fertility clinics, Savage said of 9-11: "That was God speaking"  —  On the March 27 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage complained that Americans currently live in "post-Christian times" in which "[t] …