American-trained Iraqi security forces failed for a third straight day to oust Shiite militias in Basra, even as President Bush hailed the operation as a sign of the growing strength of Iraq?s government.
AP - One of the Army's most Iraq-savvy generals is taking charge, at least temporarily, of arguably the most important command in the U.S. military, with responsibility for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
AP - North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range missiles Friday, the communist nation's latest apparent angry response to the new South Korean government's tougher stance on Pyongyang.
AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pledged "no retreat" Thursday in the fight against Shiite militias in the southern city of Basra, as thousands of protesters demanded he resign over the crackdown and extremists fired rockets into the U.S.-protected Green Zone.
U.S. investigators are looking into accusations that a company, run by a 22-year-old man and hired by the U.S. military, supplied corroded and decades-old Chinese ammunition to the Afghan Army and police. The U.S. government has reportedly suspended AEY Inc. of Miami, Florida for violating its contract.
Across a coffee-shop counter, Annamarie Ausnes confided that her kidneys were failing, and no one in her family was a match. Without hesitation, barista Sandra Andersen said she would test for compatibility. She didn't know the customer's name, but months later both women were wheeled into surgery.