LONDON – The Albanian dissident and author Ismail Kadare (search) said Monday that his small victories in smuggling work out of his homeland inspired him to continue writing in the face of oppression. Kadare was in Edinburgh to collect the inaugural Man Booker International Prize (search), which will be awarded …

WASHINGTON – Prospects are good that the United States and Russia will soon conclude an agreement designed to keep Russian nuclear fuel out of terrorists’ hands, a top Senate architect of the program said Monday. “Daylight is on the horizon” and the agreement could be signed by President Bush and …

ATLANTA – Marijuana-flavored lollipops with names such as Purple Haze (search), Acapulco Gold (search) and Rasta (search) are showing up on the shelves of convenience stores around the country, angering anti-drug advocates. “It’s nothing but dope candy, and that’s nothing we need to be training our children to do,” said …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” June 2, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In “The Great Debate” segment tonight, take a look at this headline in Thursday’s New York Daily News. Publisher Mort Zuckerman writes an op-ed that says religious conservatives may …

WASHINGTON – The Clintons’ long financial hangover from Whitewater (search) and impeachment has finally ended, thanks to millions of dollars in post-White House payments for speaking appearances and book contracts. More than four years after Bill Clinton (search) left office, financial filings released Tuesday show he and his wife, Sen. …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A bomb from a homicide attacker tore through a mosque during Wednesday’s funeral for a Muslim cleric opposed to the Taliban (search), killing at least 20 people, and the local governor said an Al Qaeda-linked militant was responsible. The dead included the police chief of the capital, …

WASHINGTON – President Bush’s selection of California Rep. Christopher Cox (search) as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission creates the likelihood of a second special House election later this year, both in regions long hospitable to Republicans. Cox represents Orange County, an area of California synonymous with conservative politics. …

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve (search) Chairman Alan Greenspan (search) said Thursday that the U.S. economy was on a “reasonably firm footing” while inflation was under control, a situation that will allow policymakers to raise interest rates at a measured pace. In his first extensive comment on the economy since February, …

If you want to be amused, Google the following words: Italy, CIA, spies, arrest warrants. Up will pop an amazing story. Italy, or an Italian investigating magistrate, is issuing arrest warrants on 13 CIA operatives who Italy believes kidnapped an Islamic terrorist off the streets of Milan and shipped him …

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s (search) president said Monday he was certain international nuclear talks with North Korea (search) would resume and called for more flexibility in offering incentives to convince Pyongyang to disarm. President Roh Moo-hyun (search) expressed his confidence at a news conference marking the fifth anniversary …