Iran is challenged over nuclear program
The IAEA said that it had confronted Iran for the first time with evidence that strongly suggested the country had experimented with technology to make a nuclear weapon.

Turkish ground troops enter Iraq in operation against Kurdish fighters
The military announced the operation on its Web site Friday, but Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan later played it down, describing the mission as "limited" in size.

Sadr orders Mahdi army to extend cease-fire
Moktada al-Sadr, the anti-American Shiite cleric, renewed Friday a cease-fire declared last summer that has been one of the main factors contributing to declining violence in Baghdad and across Iraq.

German court returns first jail term in VW corruption scandal
Klaus Volkert, Volkswagen's former chief employee representative, was convicted of fraud and sentenced to nearly three years in prison.
- Bribery investigation at Daimler unit

Genetech wins U.S. approval to use Avastin to treat breast cancer
Avastin was cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, combined with paclitaxel chemotherapy, for women whose breast cancer had spread.

EU tells Serbia to protect embassies
European diplomats demanded Friday that Serbia provide better protection for Western embassies, warning that further talks on ties between Belgrade and the European Union cannot take place unless violence subsides.
- Tensions remain high in Serbia as protesters attack UN police

Clinton is 'honored' - so is she history, too?
In television interviews and at two voter rallies in Texas, Hillary Clinton qualified her surprisingly reflective closing remarks in the debate with Barack Obama on Thursday.
- Comparing the Democratic candidates' health care plans
- Spending by Clinton campaign worries supporters
- Transcript: Democratic debate in Austin, Texas
- Tit for tat on a night where spin is master
- Healthcare a flash point in Democrats' debate

Pakistan opposition coalition is setback for Musharraf and U.S.
An agreement by Pakistan's two main opposition groups to form a coalition, days after the defeat of President Pervez Musharraf's party, is a setback for Washington.
- Roadside bomb kills 12 in northwestern Pakistan
- Pakistan's shift could curtail U.S. drone strikes

Google sponsors new race to the moon
10 teams from five countries have announced their intention to participate in the competition.

For filmmaker, war zones set the scene
Lebanon is a country on edge, and that's exactly what Christian Johnston was looking for in shooting a movie about a group of armed foreigners who come to Beirut and almost set off a factional war by mistake.

For perfumes, synthetics smell sweeter
Scent makers spend billions on research to find new smell molecules, patent them and sell them.

Arab leaders doubtful on 2-state solution to Palestinian conflict
At an Arab League meeting in March in Syria, the leaders plan to reiterate support for an initiative that promised Israel normalization with the 22 members of the league in return for the creation of a Palestinian state.

Venezuela fears 46 dead in plane crash on mountain
Rescue teams said Friday they had found the debris of an airliner carrying 46 people that crashed on a mountain in Venezuela, and the civil aviation authority said it believed all those aboard were dead.

Oscar predictions: Looking into the crystal ball
David Carr, AKA The Carpetbagger, makes his predictions for the 80th Academy Awards.
- 10 short films in running for Oscars are sophisticated and poignant
- Complete list of Oscar nominations
- Complete list of winners and nominees for the 2007 Academy Awards
- At Oscars, documentaries finally claim a spotlight
- At Berlinale, a lingering d??j? vu as it focuses on a U.S. war
- Vanity Fair cancels its Oscars party
- 'Juno,' 'No Country for Old Men' take top honors at Writers Guild of America Awards
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard take acting honors at British Academy Awards
- Russian cinema reviving its grand old traditions with three Oscar nominations
- Lights, cameras and action abound as Hollywood prepares for Oscar night
- Unprecedented 4 women nominated for screenwriting Oscars, with varied roles for women, too

A glorious moment in Chet Baker's twilight
Twenty years on since the jazz master fell to his death in Amsterdam, there is a Chet Baker double CD and DVD brilliant enough to muffle the tales of the freak show.

Kimchi goes to space, along with first Korean astronaut
When Ko San blasts off April 8, he will be traveling with kimchi specially made for space, as he plays host for a dinner on the International Space Station.

Streamlined Versace has industrial precision
A strong, clean, clear show from Donatella Versace with an almost industrial precision closed the Milan collections on a strong note.