When President Bush told drug companies he planned to spend $5.6 billion over 10 years to build a medical arsenal against biological terrorism, the program's backers promised it would radically alter …
Gunman Wounds U.S. Defense Worker in Saudi Arabia
A gunman wounded a U.S. civilian working at a naval base in Saudi Arabia Thursday, a U.S. diplomat said, adding that the American man was expected to recover. "The American was shot three times in the …
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Godhra Suspect Dies in Custody
A man accused of taking part in the burning of a train at Godhra in the western Indian state of Gujarat last year has died in custody. The incident, in which a train carrying Hindu activists was …
Three dead, many wounded in Tel Aviv suicide attack: radio
Three people died and many were wounded in the suicide bombing of a cafe in Tel Aviv, Israeli public radio reported quoting an official of Magen David Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross. …
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A Rise in Dubrovka Deaths Is Denied
City Hall denied Tuesday that as many as 40 former hostages have died since the October hostage raid at the Dubrovka theater. The claim was made by lawyer Igor Trunov, who has filed a total of 61 …
Camarines Cop Official Survives NPA Ambush
The police director of Camarines Sur was critically wounded when suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels fired at his service vehicle the other day, reports reaching Camp Crame said. Senior Inspector …
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Alleged Midlevel al-Qaida Associate Detained In Iraq
U.S. forces near Baghdad have captured a man they describe as a midlevel terrorist operative with links to al-Qaida, a counterterrorism official said Tuesday. The operative, whose name was not …
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Columbia Opens Unit on Disasters
Columbia University has lured one of the stars of New York City's health care industry, Dr. Irwin Redlener, away from Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx to head a new policy center on disaster …
A New Way to Catch a Hacker
For a computer security professional, Lance Spitzner has an unusual goal: He wants ill-intentioned hackers to steal more Social Security numbers and medical records. Mr. Spitzner, a former Army …
A New Way to Catch a Hacker
For a computer security professional, Lance Spitzner has an unusual goal: He wants ill-intentioned hackers to steal more Social Security numbers and medical records. Mr. Spitzner, a former Army …