JUNEAU, ALASKA (AFP) - The Republican presidential ticket was on the defensive Saturday after investigators found vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had abused her powers as Alaska governor. As Republican White House hopeful John McCain

WASHINGTON - Al-Qaeda leaders are adopting a more defensive tone in their public pronouncements, senior United States intelligence official Ted Gistaro has said as he gave an assessment of the progress the U.S. has made in its fight

BADEN (Austria)  - With World Cup winning veteran central defenders Fabio Cannavaro and Marco Materazzi either out injured or out of favour it has fallen to another old stager Christian Panucci to marshal the defence in Sunday's Euro