Taliban: bin Laden plans attack targeting Cheney

    BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Osama bin Laden personally ordered and managed a February suicide attack targeting U.S. vice president Dick Cheney during his visit to Afghanistan, a top Taliban commander said in an interview aired by Al-Jazeera Wednesday.

    Mullah Dadullah, the Taliban's main military commander in southern Afghanistan, said Bin Laden was behind the suicide blast that killed 23 people outside the Bagram U.S. military base on Feb. 27, while Cheney was there.  Full story

Bush, Iraqi PM discuss Iraq situation

    WASHINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush hada video teleconference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki onMonday about the situation in Iraq, White House spokesman Tony Snow said.

    During the conversation, Bush congratulated Maliki for the just-concluded Iraq conference held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and Maliki thanked Bush for his support, Snow said.  Full story