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SAN’A, Yemen – Eight suspected Al Qaeda members, including an Iraqi with Swiss nationality, admitted in court Monday to planning attacks on Western embassies here, while six convicted terrorists were sentenced to two years in jail in another case. The trials were the latest in a series of Yemeni cases …

JERUSALEM – Israel will hand over the West Bank town of Tulkarem (search) to Palestinian control this week, a senior Palestinian commander said Sunday, marking the resumption of confidence-building measures halted after a bombing killed five Israelis in Tel Aviv (search). Israeli and Palestinian commanders met Sunday for the first …

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The parents of a brain-damaged woman at the center of a right-to-die case pushed Monday for new court rulings, and hoped lawmakers would again intervene in the case. Lawyers for Bob and Mary Schindler argued their daughter Terri Schiavo (search), 41, should be fed by hand once …

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Michael Jackson’s lawyers will be allowed to question witnesses about allegations that the boy accusing the singer of molestation once claimed comedian George Lopez (search) stole $300 from his wallet. Defense attorneys have tried to raise the matter during Jackson’s trial, but have been blocked by …

WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush urged Hezbollah (search) to disarm and to stay out of Israeli-Palestinian disputes, suggesting the militant group could shed its terrorist label and win U.S. backing for a role in Lebanon’s political mainstream. Bush’s remarks appeared to offer Hezbollah a path toward legitimacy in the …

WASHINGTON – The FBI has issued a new secret report that concludes while there is no doubt Al Qaeda (search) wants to attack the United States, its ability to do so remains unknown, FOX News has confirmed. “Al-Qa’ida leadership’s intention to attack the United States is not in question,” the …

Authorities on Thursday said they were working to confirm if a man who claimed to have slain a federal judge’s husband and mother before killing himself was telling the truth. “We are attempting to learn as much as we can about Bart Ross’s (search) history: who he was, who he …

Adding yogurt to your diet may rev up your body’s fat-burning engines, speed weight loss, and trim your tummy, according to a new study. Researchers found that obese adults who ate three servings of fat-free yogurt a day as part of a reduced-calorie diet lost 22 percent more weight and …

President Bush (search), on the first leg of an intensified push for a Social Security (search) overhaul that faces daunting challenges, said the government retirement system’s long-standing problems urgently need fixing. “Very soon, in a very quick period of time, as a matter of fact in 2018, the money going …

DIX HILLS, N.Y. – Angela Cano worried she might kill her baby. Born with Down syndrome (search) and a heart defect, little Joanna required a feeding tube when she was sent home from the hospital. But her mom feared doctors had not spent enough time explaining how it worked. What …