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WASHINGTON – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination of Robert Zoellick (search) for the State Department’s No. 2 position on Wednesday. By voice vote, the panel approved Zoellick, who served as U.S. trade representative in the first Bush administration. Easy confirmation by the full Senate is expected. Zoellick …

BOSTON – Harvard President Lawrence Summers (search) said he relented and released a transcript of his provocative remarks on women in science to help his school get beyond the furor the comments created. But heading into a potentially contentious meeting with faculty on Tuesday they seemed to spark another round …

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (search) raised the issue of Japan lifting completely a ban on imports of U.S. beef while meeting Saturday with her Japanese counterpart. Rice met with Nobutaka Machimura (search) for bilateral talks. The Japanese understood U.S. concerns and were trying to accelerate procedures “and …

OSNABRUECK, Germany – A military jury convicted two British servicemen Wednesday on charges of involvement in abusing Iraqi civilians in 2003. The panel of seven senior officers found Lance Cpl. Mark Cooley (search), 25, and Cpl. Daniel Kenyon (search), 33, guilty after a monthlong trial at a British base in …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Eight homicide bombers struck in quick succession Saturday in a wave of attacks that killed 55 people as Iraqi Shiites (search) marched and lashed themselves with chains in ritual mourning of the 7th century death of a leader of their Muslim sect. Ninety-one people have been killed …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Marriott International Inc. (MAR), the nation’s largest hotel chain, said Tuesday that a continued rebound in the travel industry drove up fourth quarter earnings, but the company’s 2005 outlook came up short of Wall Street expectations. Its shares fell $1.50, or 2.3 percent, to $65 on …

VIENNA, Austria – The United States is seeking backing from allies in a possible bid to oust the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency at a meeting later this month, diplomats and Western government officials said Wednesday. During the same Feb. 28 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency …

LOS ANGELES – Keanu Reeves (search), who traveled through time in “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and took on humanity’s machine conquerors in “The Matrix” flicks, has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (search). Reeves, 40, was honored with the star Monday for a career that includes …

VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul II (search) had a restful night and his condition stabilized after he was rushed to a hospital with breathing trouble, but he will spend several more days at the clinic to recover from the flu, the Vatican said Wednesday. Around the world, Roman Catholics …