Residents of Peshawar, the main city outside militants' stronghold in the tribal areas, are forming armed patrols to defend their villages - sometimes with official backing.
AP - The Obama administration kicked off a new program Wednesday that's designed to help up to 9 million borrowers stay in their homes through refinanced mortgages or loans that are modified to lower monthly payments.
AP - The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. He is the first sitting head of state the court has ordered arrested.
The Obama administration today released details of $75 billion home loan modification and refinancing programs. Borrowers can start contacting loan servicers. The multipronged fix calls for companies to help struggling borrowers by modifying loans so monthly payments are no more than 31 percent of monthly gross income.
Rescuers are using computer models to try to find three missing boaters, including two NFL players, off the Florida coast Tuesday, the Coast Guard said.