" Come on, come on, your nation needs you, " Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday, when asked about a one-off 3,000 Australian dollar (US $ 2,100) payment for all new mothers announced by Treasurer Peter Costello in the annual budget

FPÖ General Secretary Harald Vilimsky said Wednesday that the Islamic death threat against Graz FPÖ politician Susanne Winter had justified her Sunday attack on Islam

" Sex between clergymen and boys is by no means a uniquely Catholic phenomenon, a noted American scholar said Wednesday - - it ' s been going on in Buddhist monasteries in Asia for centuries

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that Applied Digital Solutions of Delray Beach, Fla., could market the VeriChip, an implantable computer chip about the size of a grain of rice, for medical purposes

Three men have been arrested for planning attacks on Frankfurt ' s international airport and the US military base in Ramstein, a German broadcaster said Wednesday

" The European Central Bank said Wednesday that a total of E56.162 billion Eurosystem covered bond purchases had settled as of June 8.

Israel ' s military is phasing out the legendary Uzi submachine gun, calling it antiquated and replacing it with more sophisticated, electronics-outfitted weaponry, an army spokesman said Wednesday

" Eight years ago, our future was at risk, " Clinton said Wednesday morning. " Economic growth was low, unemployment was high, interest rates were high, the federal debt had quadrupled in the previous 12 years.

India ' s first lunar mission has captured images of the landing site of the Apollo 15 craft, debunking theories that the US mission was a hoax, the country ' s state-run space agency said Wednesday

Naresh Bhatt said Wednesday that the tree that was the core of a deadly gunbattle between the Israeli and Lebanese armies is located inside Israeli territory