AP - After nearly a quarter-century of severed ties, Iraq on Tuesday resumed diplomatic relations with neighboring Syria — a move seen as a possible step toward stemming some of the unrelenting violence, which claimed another 100 lives.

AP - President Bush is shadowed by wars past and present at every turn on an eight-day journey to reassure Asia of America's commitment to the region.

AP - A school bus packed with high school students smashed through a guardrail along an overpass Monday and crashed nose-first 30 feet below, killing three teenage girls and injuring at least 30 others, some critically, authorities said.