Washington - Karl Rove, a top former White House aide, was held in contempt Wednesday by a congressional committee for failing to appear before legislators earlier this month.
The Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives voted 20- 14 along party lines for the measure after Rove did not attend a committee hearing July 10. The contempt charge would still have to be approved by the House.
Mr Rove has left us no option," said House representative John Conyers, who chairs the committee.
Washington - President George W Bush on Wednesday signed a nearly 50-billion-dollar US aid package to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in the developing world, more than tripling an initiative that was first championed by him at the start of his eight-year term in office.
Washington - The International Monetary Fund Wednesday suggested the United States should sharply raise interest rates to ward off inflation threats as the economy improves and turmoil in financial markets begins to ease.
Washington - Astronaut Koichi Wakata's preparations to become the first Japanese crew member to live long-term aboard the International Space Station won't neglect his tastebuds.
Washington - When video game mogul Richard Garriott travels to space as a tourist aboard an October Soyuz mission, he will be following in the footsteps of his astronaut father, becoming the first "second-generation" US space traveller.
Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began a series of closed-door meetings Wednesday with Israeli and Palestinian officials in an effort to nudge along the peace process.
