PARIS – A journalist for French daily Liberation and her Iraqi interpreter have gone missing from Baghdad, the newspaper and officials said just weeks after two other French reporters were freed following four months as hostages. Liberation said Thursday it has not heard from Florence Aubenas (search), who usually checks …

KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait has arrested up to four members of its armed forces who are suspected of plotting to attack allied troops, a Kuwaiti military spokesman said. Kuwait (search) has witnessed several small-scale attacks on U.S. troops and civilians in the past three years. But this is the first …

KIEV, Ukraine – Losing presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych (search) appealed the results of last month’s election to Ukraine’s Supreme Court, arguing that the election be declared invalid because of massive fraud, a court spokeswoman said Wednesday. Preliminary results from the Dec. 26 election show opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko (search) winning …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” January 11, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “On the Record” every weeknight at 10 p.m. ET GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Police searching for a killer in a popular beachside town on Cape Cod have launched a DNA dragnet. …

At least 157,642 people have been reported dead around southern Asia and as far away as Somalia on Africa’s eastern coast from an earthquake and massive tsunami that smashed coastlines on Dec. 26. Death tolls by country: — Indonesia: 110,229 — Sri Lanka: 30,899 — India: 10,672 — Thailand: 5,291 …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Boy Scout volunteer Tom Willis knew something was wrong when he saw that 20 youngsters on the list for a scouting program all had the same last name: Doe. Willis said it appeared someone was listing fake members to boost enrollment, perhaps to bring in more funding …

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter said Tuesday Congress must come to grips with the issue of banning asbestos lawsuits (search), a fight over legal-accountability that has divided lawmakers and pitted labor against management. Gaveling to order a hearing on a plan that would put these suits off …

ARVADA, Colo. – A 40-year-old woman faces charges of sexual assault (search) and contributing to the delinquency of a minor for allegedly supplying drugs and alcohol to high school boys and having sex with some of them. Sylvia Johnson (search), 40, told police she wanted to be a “cool mom,” …

NEW YORK – 2004 will remain in Wall Street memory as Year Three of the great corporate trials. Here is a glimpse of the Law & Order moments of the year: Martha Goes to Jail: Martha Stewart (search) fought the good fight, lost — and may yet have the last …

WASHINGTON – American Airlines and Continental, two of the biggest U.S. airlines, reported second-quarter profits on Wednesday, benefiting from increased passenger demand and reduced labor expenses that helped offset soaring fuel costs. AMR Corp. (AMR), the parent of American Airlines, earned $58 million in the April-June period, while Continental Airlines …