American Seth Wescott came from behind to beat Canadian Mike Robertson in the snowboardcross final Monday, adding spice to the cross-border battle to top the medal table.
Pakistani and American intelligence forces captured Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the most significant Taliban figure to be detained in the war in Afghanistan, officials said.
As heavy fighting in the insurgent stronghold of Marja carried into its third day, the number of Taliban fighters in the area dropped by about half, U.S. and Afghan commanders said.
Senator Evan Bayh’s decision not to seek a third term gives Republicans a new chance to pick up a seat and Democrats fresh anxiety about losing the party’s center.
AP - Taliban fighters stepped up counterattacks Monday against Marines and Afghan soldiers in the militant stronghold of Marjah, slowing the allied advance to a crawl despite Afghan government claims that the insurgents are broken and on the run.
AP - Hundreds of houses that survived Haiti's killer quake still stand empty even as quake victims desperate for shelter crowd the streets. The reason is fear: Nobody is quite sure they can withstand another quake.
AP - A small plane trying to land broke apart and tore through a snowy field next to a runway Monday afternoon, killing all five people aboard, including a teenager and a child, and scattering debris over 200 feet.
Two commuter trains collided outside Brussels this morning, killing at least 18 and injuring dozens of others. Local officials said one engineer may have run a red light.
To the casual observer, people on the streets of Beirut show no fear of war. But talk to many Lebanese today, and you'll soon find war is very much on their minds.There's no sign of the global recession here either. In the shining downtown area, five-star hotels keep opening, the famous bars and nightclubs are heaving, the city is awash with high rollers from the Gulf and Saudi Arabia. But all the people we spoke to say conflict with Israel is looming. It's just a matter of when. And the next round of hostilities they warn, will be much broader and more terrible than the last, when Hezbollah fought a one to one battle with the Israeli army in 2006.
North Korea celebrated the 68th birthday of Kim Jong Il on Tuesday with performances and festivals lauding the "Dear Leader," the country's state news agency reported.
Facing a backlash from the liberal wing of their party, Sen. Evan Bayh and other centrist Democrats are deciding to simply walk away, political analysts said.
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