ARCHIVED POSTS (500)

2008

May

• Aftershock rattles China quake zone

• Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter

• Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war

• Latin American, European leaders gather for summit

• Cyclone-wracked Myanmar says constitution approved

• China earthquake death toll exceeds 19,500

• Child-killing virus hits Beijing

• Bush links optimism for Mideast reform to democratic Israel

• China says troops rush to plug dangerous cracks in dam

• Red Cross estimates cyclone toll as high as 127,990

• New storm head toward cyclone-devastated Myanmar

• China quake toll at 15,000; 26,000 believed buried

• US considering providing North Korea with food to help shortages.

• Missile Is Fired at Copter Over Baghdad, U.S. Says

• Bush to return to the Mideast with tempered hopes for peace agreement before term ends

• Death toll in China quake reportedly nears 12,000

• China quake kills nearly 10,000 in Sichuan

• Food prices drive China inflation

• Death toll in China earthquake up to nearly 9,000

• Death toll in China earthquake rises to 7,600

• In Sadr City, a Cease-Fire Is Put to the Test, and Fails

• Drive in Basra by Iraqi Army Makes Gains

• Shiite bloc says Sadr City cease-fire signed with Sadrists

• Iraqi officials: Turkey hits Kurdish bases in Iraq

• Chinese state media: Major quake kills 4 students

• First US relief airlift heads to Myanmar

• Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000

• Sadrists and Iraqi Government Reach Truce Deal

• More aid finally reaching Myanmar’s cyclone victims

• US Denies Report of al-Qaida Arrest

• Hamas militants fire rockets into Israel, no one hurt

• Hezbollah to withdraw fighters in Beirut; 12 die in clash

• Troops Kill 25 Militants in Iraqi Slum, U.S. Says

• Myanmar junta hands out aid boxes with generals’ names

• US May Airdrop Myanmar Aid if Junta Resists

• Hezbollah fighters sweep over much of Beirut’s Muslim sector

• Aid on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain

• Military adds armor to Iraq vehicles as roadside bombs surge

• Bomber’s Final Messages Exhort Fighters Against U.S.

• Tanks, missiles roll through Red Square on Victory Day

• Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods

• UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies

• Sectarian street clashes in Beirut boil up into gunbattles

• Pentagon proceeding cautiously on potential aid drop

• Iraqi army says Iraqi al-Qaida leader arrested

• Official: UN plane lands in Myanmar with aid after cyclone

• China’s family planning rules at issue in US asylum cases

• Olympic flame summits world’s highest peak

• Dalai Lama’s envoy details Tibetan proposals at China talks

• Attempted Killings Incite Violence in Iraq

• Ellison spreads word in Egypt about benefits of U.S.-style democracy

• US: Russia must ‘de-escalate and reverse its measures’ regarding dispute

• Cyclone survivors: journey from horror to misery in Myanmar

• Dmitry Medvedev takes Russian presidential oath of office

• China accuses US of shoddy probe into tainted heparin

• Iraqi Sues US Contractors Over Torture

• Myanmar state radio says cyclone death toll soars above 22,000

• Myanmar minister says as many as 14,000 dead after cyclone

• Laura Bush says more cyclone disaster aid open for Myanmar if US team allowed in

• Iran suspends talks with US on security in Iraq

• Myanmar cyclone deaths could hit 10,000, state radio says

• Chinese orchestra to play for Pope, suggesting warmer ties

• 15 dead after boat sinks in Brazil’s Amazon region

• Secretary of State Rice presses Israel on roadblocks

• Cyclone plunges Myanmar into primitive existence

• Cyclone kills at least 351 in Myanmar, state-run TV reports

• Double Bombings in an Iraqi Town Kill 35

• Iraq Team to Discuss Militias With Iran

• Report: Chinese president hopeful on Tibet talks

• More than 20 hurt after missiles fired near hospital

• US military: US forces kill 14 Shiite militants in Baghdad

• Talks between Dalai Lama envoys and China to begin Sunday

• Zimbabwe opposition willing to share power with ruling party

• Sergeant Acquitted of Murder

• Double Bombings in an Iraqi Town Kill 35

• Bush signs executive order to broaden US crackdown on Myanmar

• Senator says China forcing US hotels to install Internet filters to spy on guests

• Car bomb kills or wounds dozens at a mosque in Yemen

• Iraq Team to Discuss Militias With Iran

• US to Equip Afghan Army with M-16s

• Report Says al-Qaida Gaining Strength

• Gates: 2nd Gulf Carrier a ‘Reminder’ to Iran

• Police: Car bomb kills at least 9 in Baghdad

• Alleged head of al-Qaida in Somalia said killed in airstrike

April

• For 100 Iraqi Doctors, a Return to Normal

• Afghan intel: Karzai was warned of assassination plot

• Marines Launch Attack on Taliban

• Israel Reveals Armed Ground Drone

• China sentences 17 for alleged involvement in Tibet riots

• Officials: 8 killed, 67 wounded in Baghdad’s Sadr City

• Vietnam to end adoption program with US after report

• Iraq Struggle Unfolds in Peaceful Protest and Violent Attacks in Sadr City

• Olympic torch relay begins North Korea leg free of protest

• American, Iraqi troops kill 38 militants in Baghdad

• Clashes Break out in Olympic Torch Relay in S. Korea

• Projectiles miss Baghad’s Green Zone; 2 Killed Nearby

• Fighting in Sadr City Cuts Short Effort to Collect Trash

• Karzi Safe After Assination Attempt

• Blackwater Accused by Iraqis

• Dalai Lama welcomes China’s offer for talks with his envoy

• AP Interview: Abbas says he’s leaving US disappointed after no progress in talks with Bush

• Iraq militia leader: ‘open war’ threat only against US

• Heavy security surrounds Olympic torch runner in Japan

• Iraq PM sets conditions to end crackdown

• Sunnis Agree to End Boycott, Rejoin Iraq Government

• A timeline of North Korea’s nuclear weapons activities

• Analysis: Lawmakers say any deal with North Korea must have anti-cheating provisions

• UN secretary-general calls food price rise a global crisis

• Chinese media say government will meet Dalai Lama aide

• Israel’s UN ambassador calls Jimmy Carter ‘a bigot’

• Egyptian report says Hamas offers 6-month truce with Israel

• AP Exclusive: US alleges baby-selling in Vietnam

• Al-Sadr may restart full-scale fight against US in Iraq

• Bush says he’s confident about creation of Palestinian state

• White House says Syria ‘must come clean’ about nuclear work

• Abbas to appeal for more US help in peace process

• Military: U.S. troops kill 15 gunmen in Sadr City

• Civilian casualties mount in Iraq as Shiite clashes spread

• Olympic torch arrives in Australia, quickly whisked away

• UN says Darfur conflict worsening, with perhaps 300,000 dead

• Iraqi PM to neighbors: Stop terrorists from crossing borders

• China: Ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe may head home

• Hussein Henchman Has Heart Attack

• A ‘Surge’ for Refugees

• In Baghdad, Struggle Ties Security to Basic Services

• Al-Qaida No. 2 says group still targeting the West

• Somali forces storm hijacked Dubai ship, arrest pirates

• Zimbabwe church leaders say people are being tortured

• Rice says Carter was warned against meeting with Hamas

• Ex-Soviet Georgia: Russia shot down unmanned spy plane

• Iraqi leader calls for Arab support as militia threats grow

• Ecuador’s Leader Purges Military and Moves to Expel American Base

• France’s Sarkozy vies to cool China anger over torch protest

• U.S. and Iran Find Common Ground in Iraq’s Shiite Conflict

• Civilians Suffer in Sadr City’s Daily Gun Battles

• In Baghdad, Rice Praises Iraqi Government Progress

• Carter: Hamas is willing to accept Israel as its neighbor

• Iraqi Army Takes Last Basra Areas From Sadr Force

• Bomb Kills U.S. Soldier in Baghdad

• Sadr City Fighters Lay Defenses Amid Latest Official Efforts at Calm

• Benedict praises US church as visit ends

• Israel begins commemorating Passover holiday

• Al-Sadr’s followers refuse to disband militia in Iraq

• In Iraq, Rice shows support for gov’t-led assaults on militias

• US military: 12 militants die as Baghdad violence increases

• Pope blesses ground zero in NYC, prays for peace

• China urges ‘calm’ as anti-Western protests continue

• Rice visit to Iraq intended to promote gains

• Pope to bless ground zero in NYC, pray for peace

• Anti-US cleric al-Sadr threatens new uprising in Iraq

• On 3rd anniversary as pope, Benedict encourages young people

• Israel at 60: A vibrant nation still in search of itself

• At St. Pat’s, Pope prays for healing from sex abuse scandal

• Officials begin recounting ballots in Zimbabwe

• North Korea, trade top Bush talks with South Korean leader

• Bush welcomes first South Korean president to visit Camp David

• French President Sarkozy wants bigger ‘green’ economy

• After intimate meeting, pope turns to global audience

• Son of Dutch defense chief is killed in Afghanistan

• Carter meets Hamas chief in Syria

• Pope worries that big powers control decision-making

• Al-Qaida No. 2 al-Zawahri says US options in Iraq all bad

• Britain’s Brown Gets Feel for Future of Alliance With U.S.

• Bomb Kills Dozens at Iraqi Funeral

• U.S. Begins Erecting Wall in Sadr City

• Bush on Friday welcomes new South Korea president who wants tougher approach to North Korea

• Pope meets with victims of sex abuse by clergy, apologizes

• After intimate meeting, pope turns to global audience

• Bush, British PM push tough approach on Iran, stress common ground on Iraq and trade

• Pope prays with victims of clergy sex abuse scandal

• Pope celebrates first public Mass of US trip in Washington

• South Korean president to meet with US lawmakers amid criticism of Bush’s North Korean dealings

• 50 killed in Iraq suicide bombing

• After meeting with president, pope turns attention to public

• Pope: Clergy sex abuse sometimes badly handled by church

• Celebrated in White House visit, pope addresses bishops

• Pirate attacks on the high seas up 20 percent

• Iraqi Unit Flees Post, Despite American’s Plea

• Dozens Killed in Bombings in Four Iraqi Cities

• Devising Survival at Factory in Iraq

• Iraq leader confident of defeating al-Qaida in Iraq

• Airstrike kills 4 in Basra, 2 die in Sadr City clashes

• Carter angers Israel during visit

• Bombings kill nearly 60 in Iraq, breaking lull

• Pope says he is ‘deeply ashamed’ of clergy abuse scandal

• Pope Set to Depart for US VisitPope Set to Depart for US Visit

• Police: Car Bombings Kill 44 in Iraq

• Pope Introduces Himself to US This Week

• British Journalist Rescued in Basra

• US Friend Returns to Power in Italy

• US, Korea May Break Nuclear Impasse

• 11 Afghan Cops, Two NATO Troops Killed

• US Troop Levels Up in Afghanistan

• Carter Visits Battered Israel Town

• Beijing to Close Factories for Olympics

• Israeli Leaders Snub Carter

• Abbas, Olmert Hold Surprise Meeting

• 1,300 Iraqi Troops, Police Dismissed

• 8 Police Killed in Afghan Attacks

• Chevron, Total Seek Oil Deal in Iraq

• US Troops Suffer Worst Week This Year

• Bomb Kills 9 at Mosque in Southern Iran

• Clashes Kill 13 in Baghdad’s Sadr City

• China’s Hu: Tibet Is an Internal Matter

• Melting Causes Lake in Chile to Empty

• Making Perfunctory Preparations for Combat in Anti-American Cleric’s Stronghold

• UN Climate Chief: US Election May Help

• 54 Myanmar Migrants Die in Thailand

• 8 Civilians Killed in Afghan Blast

• Separate US Airstrikes in Baghdad Kill 5

• Pope Benedict seeking to avoid election-year politics in upcoming US visit

• House resolution calls on Bush to boycott Olympic opening ceremonies

• Bush’s Iraq chiefs say latest violence may make Iran rethink strategy

• 7 Killed in Blast in Baghdad’s Sadr City

• Attacks in Baghdad Spiked in March, U.S. Data Show

• Al-Sadr threatens to end cease-fire; clashes continue

• Iran Condemns Iraq Green Zone Attacks

• Iran Begins Installing More Centrifuges

• Aides: Muqtada Al-Sadr Calls Off Rally

• Iraqi Army, Mahdi Militiamen Clash

• Iraqi Forces and Militia Clash in Baghdad

• U.S. and Iraqis Battle Militias to End Attacks

• Al-Sadr Calls for Dialogue in Iraq

• Iraq PM: Shiite Militia Must Disband

• Officials Extinguish Olympic Torch Twice

• US, Russia Can’t Agree on Missiles

• Christian Priest Killed at Baghdad Home

• Pope Will Find Diverse Church in US

• Arrests Mar London’s Olympic Torch Relay

• China Blocks Reporting in Tibetan Areas

• Bush Celebrates NATO’s Expansion

• Suicide attack kills 4 in Afghanistan

• Zimbabwe Headed to Presidential Runoff

• Pirates Seize French Ship Off Somalia

• Iraqi PM Freezes Raids Targeting Militia

• 1,000-plus Iraqis soldiers quit Basra assault

• U.S. Cites Planning Gaps in Iraqi Assault on Basra

• Diplomats: Iran Assembling Centrifuges

• Al-Maliki Vows Crackdown in Baghdad

• US Military: Strike Kills Iraqi Militant

• NATO Backs Bush’s Missile Defense System

• Britain Puts Troop Drawdown on Hold

• NATO Allies Turn Down Bush Request

• Al-Qaida’s No. 2 Defends Deadly Attacks

• Bush Urges Patience in Afghanistan

• Australia Cancels Broadband Deal

• Bush Pushes for NATO Expansion

• Britain Delays Cutting Troops in Iraq

• Iraq Seems Calmer After Cleric Halts Fighting

• Bush Backs Ukraine NATO Bid

March

• Cleric Suspends Battle in Basra by Shiite Militia

• Married Troops Can Live Together in Iraq

• Olympic Torch Re-Lit in Beijing

• Baghdad’s Green Zone Attacked Again

• At Least 10 Killed as Somali Troops Shell a Market Used as an Insurgent Base

• Iraq Fighting Underscores Power Struggle

• Al-Sadr Pulls Fighters Off Streets

• Scuffle Outside Olympic Flame Stadium

• Al-Sadr Offers Peace in Iraq

• China Says Dalai Lama Rejects Dialogue

• Israel Pledges to Remove Roadblocks

• Iraq: More US Airstrikes on Basra

• Assault by Iraq on Shiite Forces Stalls in Basra

• North Korea Tests Short-Range Missiles

• Police Closed Off Lhasa’s Muslim Quarter

• Coalition Jets Drop Bombs in Basra

• Sadr’s backers protest Iraqi crackdown on militia

• Iraqi Prime Minister Says No Retreat

• In Basra, Elections, Oil Drive Conflict

• Iraqi Army’s Assault on Militias in Basra Stalls

• Green Zone Hit for Fourth Day This Week

• Israel: Hezbollah Increases Rocket Range

• Shiite Anger Mounts in Iraq Amid Clashes

• President Bush accepts meeting for missile-defense talks in Russia with Putin

• US, South Korea say patience running out over North Korean nuclear declaration

• AP IMPACT: Shiite Enclave Back on Edge

• New Pakistani Leaders Tell Americans There’s ‘a New Sheriff in Town’

• Heavy Fighting in Iraq Continues Amid Crackdown

• China Protests US Missile Fuse Flub

• Iraqi PM Gives Basra Gunmen Ultimatum

• Saudi King Calls for Interfaith Dialogue

• Iraqi Leaders Face Grave Shiite Crisis

• Iraqi Troops, Militias Clash in Basra

• US Navy Confirms Suez Canal Shooting

• Cheney says Hamas, with help from Syria and Iran, sabotages Israel-Palestinian peace talks

• Protest at Olympic Flame-Lighting

• Remains of 2 US Contractors Recovered

• Bhutto loyalist elected Pakistan prime minister

• Iraq Seeks Bids to Develop Gas Field

• China Blasts Dalai Lama, Pelosi on Tibet

• Attacks Kill 57 in Iraq; Green Zone Hit

• Musharraf Says ‘Real Democracy’ Begins

• Suicide Bomb Kills 13 Iraqi Soldiers

• China Lashes Out at Crackdown Critics

• Pope Baptizes Prominent Italian Muslim

• 3 US Soldiers Killed Near Baghdad

• al-Qaida Blamed in Failed US Site Attack

• Taiwan Ruling Party Concedes Defeat

• Mexican Police Chief Requests US Asylum

• China Might Bar Tiananmen Broadcasts

• Tibet Unrest Colors Taiwan Elections

• Chinese Troops Converge in Tibetan Areas

• China Says Tibet Protests Have Spread

• Hamas: Blast That Killed 2 Was Accident

• Bin Laden Slams EU Over Prophet Cartoons

• Cheney: Afghanistan Needs NATO Help

• Bin Laden Slams EU Over Prophet Cartoons

• Iraqi Law Paves Way for Provincial Vote

• Japan to Pay Billions to Cut Emissions

• China: Tibet a ‘Life-And-Death’ Battle

• Israel Bars Access From W. Bank, Gaza

• Female Suicide Bomber Kills 3 in Iraq

• US Raid Kills 6 in Afghanistan

• Bush to Mark 5 Years of War in Iraq

• Sunnis Boycott Iraq Reconciliation Event

• Bomb Kills 49 in Iraqi City of Karbala

• Cheney to Troops: Mideast Needs Freedom

• Bomb Kills 39 in Iraqi City of Karbala

• UN Police Retake UN Court in Kosovo

• Baghdad Rocked As McCain, Cheney Visit

• Severed Fingers of Hostages Sent to US

• John McCain, delegation visit Baghdad as Iraq commemorates anniversary of Kurdish massacre

• Pope: Enough With Slaughters in Iraq

• Dalai Lama Calls for Tibet Probe

• Chinese Security Forces Swarm Tibet

• Exile Group Says 30 Killed in Tibet

• US tones down praise for Musharraf as Pakistani president faces rejuvenated opposition

• Hard-Liners Take Early Edge in Iran Vote

• Report: 10 Dead in Tibetan Violence

• Iraqi Troops May Move to Reclaim Basra’s Port

• Chavez Says US Can ‘Shove’ Terror List

• Protests Turn Violent in Tibetan Capital

• High-Level al-Qaida Figure Is Captured

• Iranians Vote in Parliament Elections

• Indian Police Arrest Tibetan Exiles

• 41 Taliban Killed in South Afghanistan

• U.S. Troops Kill Iraqi Girl; 3 Soldiers Die in Attack

• 6 civilians killed in Kabul suicide attack

• Iraq: US Military Says It Killed Child

• Turkey Set to Invest in Better Relations With Kurds

• DoD: Syria Supporting Foreign Fighters

• Hong Kong Shuts Schools in Flu Outbreak

• Iraq Attacks Lower, but Steady, New Figures Show

• U.S., N. Korea to Work Toward Ending Weapons Impasse

• Serbia’s Choice

• Iraq Violence Sees Spike

• 24 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Bombings

• 5 US Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Bombing

• Israel Orders Halt to Raids Into Gaza

• Al-Sadr Admits Split in Mahdi Army

• Musharraf Opponents to Form New Gov’t

• AP: Water Makes US Troops in Iraq Sick

• China: Terrorists Targeted Olympics

• Iraqi Leader Tries to Mend Relationship With Turkey

• 5 Years On, Iraq War Has Changed Lives

• Iraqis Protest in Basra Over Lack of Security

• Abbas Says Peace Efforts Must Continue

• Bombs Kill 54 and Wound 123 in Baghdad

• Bombs Reported to Kill 4 in Mosul

• Israelis Mourn Those Killed at Seminary

• Gunman Kills 8 at Jerusalem Seminary

• Bombings in Baghdad Kill 15

• Iraq in Talks With American and European Companies to Develop 5 New Oil Fields

• Compensation eludes many Iraqi families

• Britain’s blasphemy law no longer sacred

• Israel: Militants Kill Israeli Soldier

• Venezuela Seeks Condemnation of Colombia

• Troop Depression on Rise in Afghanistan

• Seized Laptop Shows Chavez’s Rebel Ties

• China Seeks Space War Capability

• Report: Turkey Bombs Kurds in Iraq

• Russia Tells Iran to Suspend Enrichment

• Venezuelan Troops to Colombian Border

• Russia, China Scuttle Resolution Plans

• Rice to Try to Salvage Mideast TalksRice to Try to Salvage Mideast Talks

• US Military Eases Okinawa Restrictions

• China Says Budget Will Go Up by 17.6 Pct

• 5 Dead in Afghan Bombings

• 2 NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

• US Says It Hits Somali Terrorist Target

• UN Nuclear Watchdog to Focus on Iran

• Ahmadinejad: US Should Leave Iraq

• Chavez Warns of War With Colombia

• Israeli Troops Withdraw From Gaza

• Putin, Medvedev Pledge Unified Path

• Palestinians Halt Talks, Killings Mount

• Ahmadinejad Calls Iraq ‘Brotherly’

• Israeli Aircraft Target Hamas Office

• US: Major al-Qaida Figure Killed

• Russia Votes for Putin’s Successor

• 33 Palestinians Killed in Clashes

February

• Bomb Kills 35 at Pakistan Funeral

• Israel Warns Gaza Invasion Impending

• Turkish Troops Pull Out of Iraq

• Hezbollah Rejects US Ships Off Lebanon

• ‘Chemical Ali’ Execution OK’d in Iraq

• Iraq Says Turkish Military Withdrawing

• Israel Kills 6 Militants in Gaza

• Blast in Pakistan Kills Up to 12 People

• 29 Militants Killed in South Afghanistan

• Gates Pressures Turks on Iraq Offensive

• US Quietly Breaks UN Treaty

• Gates to Turks: End Iraq Incursion Soon

• Turkish Troops Kill 77 Kurdish Rebels

• Musical Diplomacy, and Tears, in NKorea

• Serbia Security Body to Discuss Riots

• Iraqi Gov’t Demands Turkish Withdrawal

• Pakistan’s surgeon general killed in bombing

• UN Climate Head: US Stand a `nonstarter’

• Iran Dismisses Nuke Documents As Fakes

• U.S. Slowly Returns Anbar to Iraq

• Suicide Bomber Kills 40 at Iraq Highway Rest Stop

• Serbia: US Must Renounce Kosovo

• Musharraf Dismisses Exit Talk

• Cuba Gets New President, Old-Guard Team

• Roadside Blast Kills 3 Shiite Pilgrims

• Shiite Pilgrims Targeted in Attacks

• Iraqi PM Going to UK for Medical Tests

• Suicide Attack Kills 25 South of Baghdad

• ‘Raulistas’ Expected to Back Raul Castro

• Iran Blames US for Lack of Nuke Response

• PKK Says It Shot Down Turkish Helicopter

• Turkish Troops Enter Iraq in Pursuit of Kurdish Militants

• Ominous Signs Remain in City Run by Iraqis

• IAEA: Iran Disputes Atomic Arms Evidence

• Kosovo Serb Protesters Attack UN Police

• Bush, New SKorean Leader Allied on North

• Green Zone Attacked Day After Cease-Fire

• Alleged rape angers Japan

• US Orders Some Diplomats to Leave Serbia

• Turkey Launches Ground Operation in Iraq

• Muqtada Al-Sadr Extends Iraqi Cease-Fire

• UN Introduces Iran Nuclear Sanctions

• Rising Factory Costs Erode China’s Edge

• Belgrade’s US Embassy Set on Fire

• U.K.: Territory used for U.S. ‘rendition flights’

• U.S. Payments To Pakistan Face New Scrutiny

• Sentence Reduced in Oil-for-Food Case

• Taliban Commanders Killed in Afghanistan

• Blast in Iraq Kills 15

• Group Claims Iran Speeding Up Nuke Plans

• Religious Hard-Liners Out in Pakistan

• Al-Sadr Threatens to End Cease-Fire

• 5 Iraqis Killed as Rockets Hit U.S. Base in Baghdad

• Serbs Protest Kosovo Recognition

• Bush: Darfur Crisis Needs to End

• Pakistan’s Ruling Party Concedes Defeat

• Fidel Castro Resigns Cuban Presidency

• Superpower Divide Over Kosovo Widens

• Bush Recognizes Kosovo’s Independence

• Suicide Bomber Is Spotted and Shot, but Kills 3 in Baghdad

• Death Toll in Afghan Blast Rises to 100

• Pakistanis Vote Amid Fears of Violence

• Analysis: Kosovo Strains US-Russian Ties

• U.S. military says Iraqi civilians fired on troops

• Kosovo declares itself ‘free’

• At Least 80 Are Killed in Afghan Suicide Bombing

• Iraqis Blame U.S. for Deaths of 8 Backing American Effort

• Bomber Strikes in Baghdad, Killing 3

• Bush: Keep Abstinence in AIDS Program

• 80 Killed in Afghan Attack

• Pakistan Votes; Fears Violence, Rigging

• Polling Station Bombed in Pakistan

• US Secretly Met Iran Banking Officials

• US Says 7 Militants Killed in Iraq Raids

• Ending Impasse, Iraq Parliament Backs Measures

• Interpreter Freed, but CBS Journalist Still Held

• Thousands of New Prisoners Overwhelm Iraqi System

• Hezbollah Chief Threatens Israel

• Philippine President Said Target of Plot

• US: Iraqi Hospital Director Detained

• Iraqi Threatens to Disband Parliament

• Sadrists Say CBS Journalists to Be Freed

• Russia Forgives Iraq Billions in Debt

• Reformist cleric refuses to budge

• Senior Taliban Figure Caught in Pakistan

• Car Bombing Outside Market in Iraq Kills 23

• Senior Taliban Figure Killed in Pakistan

• Car Bombings Kill 6 Near Shiite Offices

• More Than 50 Killed in Iraq

• US Commanders Welcome Fallujah Revival

• Israeli Boy, Brother Injured by Rockets

• Abandoned anchor cut Gulf Internet cable

• No Local Allies in Wings for Mosul Fight

• al Sadr Calls For Honoring Cease Fire

• Iraqi Parliament Debates Split of Power and Money

• Probe: Bhutto Killed by Blast Not Bullet

• Rice Visits Former Taliban Stronghold

• US Says al-Qaida in Iraq Using Children

• Israel-Gaza Fighting Escalates

• Turkish Planes Strike Iraqi Kurdistan

• From Prince Andrew, Critical Words for U.S. on Iraq

• 8 Dead in Israeli Strikes in Gaza

• Mass Grave Discovered Near Baghdad

• World Bank Urges Counter-Opium Measures

• Israel on High Alert After Bombing

• US: 9 Iraq Civilians Accidentally Killed

• US, Iraqis Vow to Avenge Bombings

• Fighting Rages in Chadian Capital

• Egypt-Gaza Border Resealed