PORTLAND, Ore. - Federal officials investigating the death of six sea lions at a Columbia River dam did an about-face Wednesday, saying their initial assumption that the animals had been shot to death was wrong.

The White House says now isn't the time for a peace conference between U.S. President George Bush and leaders of Israel and the Palestinians.

Iranian government officials say suspects in last month's deadly blast at a mosque have ties to the United States and Great Britain.

London's new mayor, Boris Johnson, says he appointed former New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton to advise him on enforcing zero tolerance of minor crimes.

Talks about building a U.S. missile security system in Poland took place Wednesday at the the Polish Defense and Foreign ministries, officials said.

New Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen sounded optimistic about his impending meeting Thursday with his British counterpart, Gordon Brown.

The ruling political parties in the Netherlands rejected an opposition party call to issue an apology to Surinam for the country's involvement in slavery there.

A detainee at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, says the British intelligence agency MI5 may have information that could help him avoid a U.S. tribunal.