Bush Taps Retired N.Y. Judge for Attorney General Post

Calling him a "tough but fair judge" President Bush named Michael B. Mukasey as his choice to replace embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who resigned after months of criticism for his management of the Department of Justice. Bush said that Mukasey is a "sound manager" who will bring "impressive credentials" to the job.

Mukasey, a retired federal judge, said he was "deeply honored" to be selected and said that his "fondest hope and prayer" was to give the employees at the Department of Justice the "support and leadership they deserve." Go to ABCNews

Iraq punishes US firm over 'random' killings

Employees of a US security firm face prosecution in Iraq after a Baghdad shooting in which 11 people were killed.

Iraq has withdrawn the licence of Blackwater, one of the biggest foreign security contractors in Iraq.

An Iraq Interior Ministry spokesman said guards working for Blackwater opened fire when mortar rounds landed near their convoy in west Baghdad's Mansour district yesterday.

"By chance the company was passing by. They opened fire randomly at citizens," Brigadier-General Abdul-Karim Mr Khalaf said. Eleven people were killed, including one policeman, and 13 people were wounded, he said. Continue here