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Gates: Gulf Nations Must Confront Iran

Persian Gulf nations must demand that Iran come clean about its past nuclear ambitions and openly vow to not develop such weapons in the future, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a keynote address at an international security conference.

All The News Deemed Unfit To Print

The dissident magazine Irrawaddy offers coverage of Myanmar and its iron-fisted military junta, relying on a clandestine network of sources, including disgruntled officials. "I'm not very diplomatic when I write," the editor explains.

"Dead" Brit Used Secret Passage To Hide

The bizarre case of a canoeist thought to have drowned five years ago but who turned up last week very much alive continues to astonish, as it became known the British man who was declared dead was actually living with his wife for years.

2.7M Gallons Of Oil Spill Off South Korea

Thick, smelly waves of crude washed ashore from South Korea's largest-ever oil spill, turning seagulls black and threatening fish farms along an 11-mile stretch of scenic and environmentally rich coastline.

"Dead" Brit Charged In Insurance Fraud

The bizarre case of a canoeist thought to have drowned five years ago but who turned up last week very much alive took another turn today, as British police charged John Darwin with life insurance fraud and lying to get a false passport.

Taliban, Children Dead In NATO Operation

A NATO and Afghan operation to retake a Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 12 Taliban fighters and two children, the Afghan Defense Ministry said Saturday.

"Dead" Man's Wife Arrested On Fraud Charge

The wife of a missing British man who lived with her husband for years after he was declared dead returned to the U.K. to a police welcome. She was arrested on suspicion of fraud for having collected his life insurance policy.

German Officials Seek Ban Of Scientology

Germany's interior minister called the Church of Scientology "an unconstitutional organization" and said the nation's domestic intelligence agency would move to ban the group.

Detained AP Photographer Gets 1st Hearing

The first hearing was held for AP photographer Bilal Hussein, who has been held by the US military without charges for nearly 20 months. The proceedings were secret, and Hussein's lawyer was forbidden to make copies of the military's evidence.