Kissinger Transcripts Released Transcripts of telephone conversations, recorded by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger while serving in the Nixon White House, become public.
Security Report Says Al Qaeda Recruiting According to a report by the International Institute of Strategic Studies, Al Qaeda is still an effective and recruiting organization; the study estimates there are potentially 18,000 jihadists worldwide.
Mahdi Army Negotiations The Coalition Provisional Authority is negotiating with the Mahdi militia in Iraq. The CPA is hoping to turn it into a political organization.
Chicago Cardinal Refuses Communion to Gay Members Cardinal Francis George of Chicago has told priests in the archdiocese to deny Communion to gay members, some of whom wear rainbow sashes to protest the Catholic Church's position on homosexuality.
