WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s government said Tuesday it has closed its investigation into allegations that the country may have hosted secret CIA prisons. Government spokesman Konrad Ciesiolkiewicz would not comment on any findings made by the probe, which Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz ordered in early December. “The case was closed …

JERUSALEM – Israeli jets attacked a Palestinian militant group’s training base in southern Lebanon early Wednesday, hours after an Israeli border town was hit by rocket fire, the military said. The base located five miles south of Beirut is operated by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, …

RAMADI, Iraq – Insurgent attacked several U.S. bases, the governor’s office and the Iraqi registration office with mortars and rockets Thursday before dispersing, residents said. The attacks occurred as local tribal leaders and U.S. military officials were to hold their second meeting in a week at the governor’s office in …

KIEV, Ukraine – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought Wednesday to clarify U.S. policy on harsh interrogation methods, saying no U.S. personnel may use cruel or degrading practices at home or abroad. Rice’s remarks followed confusion in the United States over whether CIA employees could use means otherwise off limits …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A key border crossing was closed Friday after a clash between Afghan and Pakistani forces, an Afghan police official said. At least a dozen Afghan border security officers fought with 15-20 Pakistani troops on Thursday at the border in the southern Afghan town of Spinboldak, district police …

Sony BMG Music Entertainment said Tuesday some 5.7 million of its CDs were shipped with anti-piracy technology that requires a new software patch to plug a potential security breach in computers used to play the CDs. The security vulnerability was discovered by the online civil-liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation …

WASHINGTON – The House and Senate face tricky negotiations on two very different versions of a tax cut called for months ago but getting renewed attention in a year-end scramble to clear the congressional agenda. Multiple factors conspired to delay this year’s tax work. Hurricane Katrina blew pending tax bills …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad escalated his anti-Israeli rhetoric Wednesday, calling the Holocaust a “myth” used by Europeans to create a Jewish state in the heart of the Islamic world. “Today, they have created a myth in the name of Holocaust and consider it to be above God, …

COMPTON, Calif. – “Big Daddy” Willis came to Compton to turn an illegal homemade pistol into Christmas dinner. Charlene Watt planned to turn three shotguns into a plasma TV. The two were among dozens of gun-toting residents who converged on a shopping center parking lot Saturday to anonymously swap firearms …

Joins “DaySide” hosts Juliet Huddy and Mike Jerrick for what promises to be a lively hour of informative fun! • Elections in Iraq saw a huge turnout with little violence, some are calling this a big political victory for President Bush, but what does it mean for the future of …