AP - Protesters, celebrities and fishermen were gearing up for Canada's hotly debated seal hunt, set to get under way later this week in the gulf off the Atlantic Ocean.

AFP - Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal, on a tour of the Gulf, said he stood by the Palestinian Islamist militant movement's refusal to recognise Israel despite international calls to seek peace.

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - A meeting between the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, U.S. European Command and U.S. Naval Forces Europe is underway to discuss "Maritime Safety and Security in the Gulf of Guinea." With participants from 11 African nations,...

AP - Snow and rain fell in the Rockies and Great Plains on Saturday, while the East was mostly dry.

AP - The American ambassador said Friday he wants U.S.-Iranian talks about Iraq — a first between the two antagonists since the U.S. invasion — to be held in Baghdad and focus on "our concern with Iranian policies in Iraq."

Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter Washington, DC (AHN) - The U.S. Senate is poised to give President Bush most of the money he wants for the Iraq war and Gulf Coast hurricane reconstruction, while setting aside bipartisan concerns about the enormous costs of both. The U.S. House has also voted...

Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter Washington, DC (AHN) - The U.S. Senate is poised to give President Bush most of the money he wants for the Iraq war and Gulf Coast hurricane reconstruction, while setting aside bipartisan concerns about the enormous costs of both.The U.S. House has also voted...

AP - U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said Friday that discussions were under way about when he would meet with Iranian officials about Iraq and that the talks should be held in Baghdad.

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer New York, New York (AHN) - American International Group Inc. (AIG) is reporting that fourth quarter earnings fell 72 percent, after being hit with the Gulf Coast hurricanes and a costly legal settlement. AIG, currently the world's largest insurer by market...

AP - President Bush picked Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne on Thursday to be his new Interior secretary, selecting a pro-development Western Republican to push for more oil and gas drilling from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska's North Slope.

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday easily approved $91.9 billion that President George W. Bush sought for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for Gulf Coast hurricane relief, even as lawmakers voiced doubts about the efforts.

AP - The House voted soundly on Thursday to give President Bush $92 billion more for Iraq, Afghanistan and Gulf Coast hurricane relief, despite bipartisan worries about the ballooning costs of the war and the recovery effort.

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday easily approved $91.8 billion President George W. Bush sought for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for Gulf Coast hurricane relief, even as lawmakers voiced doubts about the efforts.

Julie Farby - AHN Staff Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Despite lawmakers' concerns about the war and the recovery effort, President Bush is slated to get $92 billion more for Iraq and Gulf Coast hurricane relief under a bill rushing toward overwhelming House approval. According to the bill,...

AP - President Bush gets much of what he requested in a $92 billion House measure for wars and hurricane cleanup, despite a newfound willingness by GOP leaders to challenge the president.

Stock markets in the Gulf region suffer a sharp sell-off as a "crisis of confidence" weighs on trade.

AP - Crime has increased dramatically in Gulf Coast counties hard hit by Hurricane Katrina, in part due to outsiders looking to prey on the weak, Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday.

AFP - Stock markets in the oil-rich Gulf region and Egypt suffered major losses, triggering angry protests in Kuwait and prompting some analysts to forecast a crash after a solid five-year upward run.

AP - Scientists working on an independent study of a floodwall that collapsed during Hurricane Katrina said Monday that a government test 21 years ago predicted the wall could fail.

AFP - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki insisted Iran would remain a reliable energy supplier, a day after the interior minister issued a new warning on Iranian oil exports.