KIEV, Ukraine – The Ukrainian parliament called Tuesday for an immediate withdrawal of the nation’s peacekeepers from Iraq. The vote was nonbinding but reflected growing national dismay over the mission. The call came two days after eight Ukrainian soldiers died in an explosion at an ammunition dump in Iraq. The …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” January 20, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Big Story With John Gibson” weeknights at 5 p.m. ET (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: I ask our youngest citizens to believe the evidence of …

SYDNEY, Australia – At least 79 Australians were still missing and feared dead in tsunami-affected (search) areas, the country’s foreign minister said Monday. Alexander Downer (search) said the number was revised from 107 missing after several families were able to contact their loved ones. The list includes only names of …

FORT RILEY, Kan. – Last month, Sgt. Eric Colvin’s (search) testimony helped convict a fellow soldier of killing two other Fort Riley soldiers. Now Colvin faces his own court-martial. Colvin, 24, is charged with two counts of premeditated murder for the Sept. 13, 2004, shooting deaths of Staff Sgt. Matthew …

The following is a transcribed excerpt of “FOX News Sunday,” July 3, 2005. CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS: Well, liberal and conservative groups have already started running ads about the Supreme Court battle even before the president picks a nominee. This, of course, is the first court vacancy since the advent …

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (search) on Tuesday offered Egypt the help of the United States in trying to gain the release of Ihab el-Sharif, Egypt’s top diplomat in Iraq who was kidnapped on Sunday. In a telephone call to Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit (search), “she offered …

LONDON – A man suspected of being the bomb-maker in last week’s London terror attacks has been apprehended in Cairo, the British Embassy confirmed to FOX on Friday. Magdy Mahmoud Mustafa el-Nashar (search) denied any role in the attacks, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement. El-Nashar was taken …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Unused butterfly ballots (search) left over from the 2000 presidential election are not public records and can be destroyed, a state appeals court ruled. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal denied an appeal by two voters who wanted the ballots to be preserved. …

LOS ANGELES – Antonio Villaraigosa (search) formally took his oath as the city’s 41st mayor on Friday, becoming the first Hispanic to hold the office since the 19th century. “Angelenos, we need to start thinking big again,” Villaraigosa said in an address that contrasted the city’s standing as “the undisputed …

In California, plaintiffs who win malpractice lawsuit settlements often must promise not to notify state authorities. But in cases of true wrongdoing, critics say such agreements amount to hush money. “Arbitration agreements are a way of taking out of our court system, our government system, which is supposed to be …