TOKYO – A Japanese publisher said Friday his company will be the first in the world to put out a novel said to have been completed by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein the day before the U.S. invasion that ended his reign. The book, to be titled “Akuma No Dance” (Devil’s …

TEHRAN, Iran – As world powers considered how to tackle Iran’s nuclear program, the government allocated funds Monday to finish the country’s first nuclear power plant and workers demonstrated in support of the program in front of the former U.S. Embassy. To complete the nuclear reactor at Bushehr, southwest Iran, …

INDIANAPOLIS – A federal judge was expected to sentence an Indiana truck driver on Friday for working as an Iraqi spy, ending a trial filled with allegations of mistaken identity and international intrigue. A jury in January convicted Shaaban Hafiz Ahmad Ali Shaaban on six charges, including acting as an …

LOS ANGELES – An elderly man on board an American Airlines flight from Texas to Los Angeles was restrained by passengers, including television’s “Dr. 90210,” after he got out of his seat minutes before the plane was to land Monday and shoved a flight attendant, an airport spokeswoman reported. The …

SANTIAGO, Chile – Former Argentine President Carlos Menem says he will again seek the presidency next year, according to an interview published Sunday. The 76-year-old Menem, who governed from 1990 to 2000, told the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio that he is determined to run in Argentine elections set for October …

HOUSTON – A U.S. judge Wednesday approved a $6.6 billion civil settlement by three banks accused by Enron Corp. shareholders of helping the company hide financial misdeeds that led to its collapse. The settlements to be paid to former Enron shareholders include $2.4 billion from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce …

NEW ORLEANS – Former Presidents Bush and Clinton helped Tulane University celebrate its “miracle” commencement Saturday, nine months after Hurricane Katrina put two-thirds of campus under water and scattered students to more than 600 schools nationwide. “This commencement will no doubt go down as one of the most memorable and …

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday dashed efforts to give indigenous Hawaiians some of the same powers of self-governance granted to American Indians, with critics warning that could lead to race-based privileges in a state known for its diversity. A procedural vote fell four short of the 60 votes needed …

President Bush warned North Korea Wednesday that threats will not bring the United States to the negotiation table. The president, speaking at the annual U.S.-European Union summit in Vienna, Austria, expressed concern over North Korea’s plans to test a long-range missile. “It should make people nervous when non-transparent regimes, who …

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The wife of one of seven Marines charged along with a sailor with premeditated murder in the shooting death of an Iraqi man said Thursday that her husband was shocked by the allegations. “He’s just a great person, a great father, a great husband and a …