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The countries overseeing the structure and management of the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) are making “very good progress” towards agreement on a definition of the crime of aggression, the head of a key working group told a press conference at United Nations Headquarters today.

Some good news for hundreds of families in the North Country. Two planes filled with soldiers landed at Wheeler Sack Airfield in Fort Drum Wednesday. The 500 men and women served in Afghanistan for more than a year, fighting the war on terror.

A prominent Victorian social worker has warned gang violence and other serious violent crime will increase unless authorities nationwide act urgently to tackle the growing scourge of the amphetamine ice.

A prominent Victorian social worker has warned gang violence and other serious violent crime will increase unless authorities nationwide act urgently to tackle the growing scourge of the amphetamine ice.

US President George W. Bush and some of his toughest congressional critics found "areas of agreement" on Afghanistan and Iraq during a meeting at the White House, participants said.

Sen. John McCain backed away Wednesday from a statement issued on his behalf criticizing the Bush administration for not putting more pressure on the Iraqi government to secure its country.

Congressional Democrats on Wednesday decried tens of millions dollars of waste in Iraq reconstruction aid, as a new government report underscored a need for closer scrutiny of how the costly war is being handled.

Cardin backs curb on bogus endorsements Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin added his support Wednesday to a measure that would make it a federal crime to distribute campaign literature that makes false claims about political endorsements -- an issue that came up during his campaign last fall.

Former Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad announced Wednesday that he is forming a war crimes tribunal to focus on victims of abuse in Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories. He said the tribunal - and an investigating commission linked to it - was necessary as an alternative to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.