August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 KFAR DAROM, Gaza Strip – Separated by a towering concrete wall, Dan Amiel and Khalil Bashir are neighbors who have never met – and in all likelihood never will. Amiel, …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A2 DENVER – Citing disappointing progress in contract negotiations, a union representing 25,000 Qwest Communications workers in 13 states – including Washington and Idaho – moved a step closer to striking …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s government said today that 12 minority Tamils were arrested during overnight raids in connection with the slaying of the nation’s foreign minister, a killing …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 SALT LAKE CITY – Mayor Rocky Anderson wants to let domestic partners in Salt Lake City document their relationships, saying a registry would allow people to signify “they are partners, …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 OROVILLE, Calif. – A judge raised the possibility that four fraternity members could be charged with torture in the death of a 21-year-old pledge, comparing the alleged hazing death to …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – After their shellacking in November, Democratic politicians promised to do a better job of telling voters about their moral values. But judging by a candid report last week …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – When David Losa, 37, cycled into Lafayette Square in the scorching heat Saturday, the crowd at a rally for prison reform broke into wild applause. It marked the …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A5 ERIE, Pa. – A small plane attempting to land Saturday night crashed about a half-mile short of the runway at Erie International Airport, killing three people and injuring a fourth, …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Alan Hawk, a museum collections manager, turns the key on a big light blue locker, opens a drawer and reveals some of history’s treasures: sections of bullet-pierced vertebrae …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 Mantle Hood, a founder of ethnomusicology, the study of world music in its cultural context, has died. He was 87. Hood died July 31 at his home in Ellicott City, …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 Dorris Bowdon, 90, in ‘Grapes of Wrath’ Los Angeles Dorris Bowdon, a movie actress best remembered for John Ford’s “The Grapes of Wrath” who left acting after she married that …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – For the second time since the Iraq war began, the Pentagon is replacing body armor for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, citing a need for better protection …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A10 BAGHDAD, Iraq – With the clock ticking on Monday’s deadline for the completion of Iraq’s new constitution, negotiators reported progress on several key issues Saturday, including the name of their …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A11 CHICAGO – When Americans met their finger-pointing Uncle Sam during World War I, advertising became a linchpin of military recruiting almost overnight. Now with U.S. soldiers fighting wars in Afghanistan …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A11 PHILADELPHIA – The fog of war has settled over the home front. Bedeviled by the mounting casualties in Iraq and increasingly confused by the mixed messages emanating from war leaders, …

August 14, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A12 LONDON – British Airways resumed hundreds of flights Saturday at one of the world’s busiest airports, while pleading for continued patience from thousands of passengers stranded by a ground-crew walkout. …