BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan’s parliament Saturday scheduled a June presidential election to replace longtime leader Askar Akayev (search), who took refuge in Moscow after opposition protesters seized government headquarters. The opposition leader who assumed power said he plans to run in that vote. The new Kyrgyz leadership also said it …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” March 15, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Our next guest was a juror on Brian Nichols’ (search) rape trial. James Bailey joins us in New York. Welcome, James. JAMES BAILEY, NICHOLS RAPE TRIAL JUROR: Thank …

Tuesday’s show was full of interesting guests and plenty of unscripted actions. We got off to a staler start in “FOX & Friends First” with Geoff Porter, an expert in the Middle East who also spoke Arabic. How do I know? Well, we had to cut to Lebanon (search) and …

WASHINGTON – President Bush (search) said Wednesday that Syria’s (search) withdrawal plans in Lebanon are just a “a half measure” and that Syrian intelligence services exercise “heavy-handed” influence in Lebanon’s government. Bush reiterated his call on Syria to remove all of its soldiers and intelligence forces from Lebanon (search) and …

SAN FRANCISCO – The Pentagon is awarding $12 million in grants on Monday to develop an unmanned “trauma pod” designed to use robots to perform full scalpel-and-stitch surgeries on wounded soldiers in battlefield conditions. The researchers who pitched the Defense Department (search) on the idea have prepared a futuristic “concept …

ROME – U.S. forces in Iraq were only partially informed about last week’s Italian intelligence mission to release a hostage, which ended with a shooting on the road to Baghdad airport and the death of secret service agent Nicola Calipari (search), Italian newspapers said Friday. While U.S. authorities were informed …

MALIBU, Calif. – Crews repairing a section of highway in this oceanside community Monday found a work boot containing a severed human foot in a pile of landfill dirt, authorities said. The foot, which appeared to be a man’s foot, was found in Topanga Canyon (search) about 4½ miles from …

SAN FRANCISCO – Mark Hurd (search), Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (HPQ) newly appointed chief executive, said Wednesday that it was too early to consider spinning off the firm’s lucrative printer business, a move that many investors and analysts have advocated. “I would prefer to analyze the situation … before jumping to a …

TORONTO – Ja Rule (search) apologized to the city of Toronto after pleading guilty to assault in an altercation at a downtown nightclub last year. “I’m just sorry about my actions,” said the 29-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins (search), as he stood on the courthouse steps Monday …

WASHINGTON – The White House praised the resignation of Lebanon’s pro-Syria prime minister and his government on Monday, saying it opened the door for new elections “free of all foreign interference.” “We are closely watching developments with great interest,” White House press secretary Scott McClellan (search) said. “The resignation of …