ARCHIVED POSTS (500)

2009

May

• US journalists’ trial begins in NKorea this week

• Trapped residents emerge, seek food in Swat town

• Analysis: True Swat victory won’t be military

• 6 dead in battle between Hamas, Palestinian police

• Pakistan: Corpses lie exposed in retaken Swat town

• Fight over Cuba to dominate OAS meeting

• Ex-Iraqi trade minister arrested in graft case

• Gates: NKorea nuke progress sign of `dark future’

• Pakistan military retakes town in Swat Valley

• Gates: North Korea should weigh moves carefully

• US officials: North Korea may launch new missiles

• Obama urges halt to ‘drift’ in Mideast peace talks

• Police: Taliban suspects among Pakistani refugees

• NKorea test-fires missile, slams Security Council

• Israel rebuffs US call for total settlement freeze

• US: 29 insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan

• Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore attack

• SKorea, US troops on alert after North’s threats

• Suicide squad kills 30, wounds 250 in Pakistan

• North Korea Threatens Military Strikes

• France opens military base in UAE despite Iranian concerns

• NKorea threatens to attack US, SKorean warships

• Diplomats: UN discusses NKorea resolution

• US says roadside bomb in Iraq kills 3 Americans

• Report: North Korea test-fires 2 more missiles

• UN Security Council condemns NKorea nuke test

• NKorea says it conducted nuclear test

• Pakistani troops retake ‘bloody intersection’

• SKoreans mourn death, pay respect to ex-president

• Green Zone killing heightens security fears

• German president seeks second term

• Taliban driven from road but still in hills

• Embattled SKorean ex-president jumps to his death

• US makes overture to Cuba on legal immigration

• AP Interview: Insurgents crossing into Pakistan

• Strong quake shakes tall buildings in Mexico City

• Pakistani military shows off captured Taliban base

• Pakistani troops encircle Taliban base in Swat

• Hezbollah says Biden visit interferes in election

• Official: Pakistanis in Swat town fend off Taliban

• Prosecutor: Gaza probe goes on without Israeli OK

• Iran tests missile that could hit Israel, Europe

• Sri Lanka says war over, rebel leader killed

• Afghan president’s brother attacked, unharmed

• Minnesota to divest from Iran under new law

• Sri Lanka rebels offer to lay down arms

• Ambush at Afghan school in ‘Valley of Death’

• India’s ruling party wins resounding victory

• India’s ruling party wins resounding victory

• Israel PM ‘may back two states’

• Media say Indian elections won by Congress party

• 2 NATO troops killed in eastern Afghanistan

• Pakistan says 55 Taliban, 3 troops killed in Swat

• At end of Mideast trip, pope says peace possible

• Pope in Nazareth: ‘Reject hatred and prejudice’

• In Bethlehem, Pope calls for Palestinian state

• New threat for Iraqi military: Drop in oil prices

• Kremlin: Battles for energy resources may lead to military conflicts on Russia’s borders

• U.S. wins a spot on U.N. Human Rights Council

• Pakistan gets a say in drone attacks on militants

• Afghan official: 95 kids died in US-Taliban clash

• Suicide bombers attack 2 Afghan govt buildings

• Pope seeks reconciliation at Jerusalem holy site

• Pakistan drops commandos into Taliban stronghold

• Doctor says 49 killed in Sri Lanka hospital attack

• U.S. soldier in Iraq shoots dead five comrades

• Pope, in Israel, confronts dark history of Germany

• Lawyer: Iran to free jailed American journalist

• Pakistani Authorities Say 700 Militants Killed

• Iraqi Leaders and Kurds Reach Oil Deal; Pelosi Makes Surprise Visit

• Doctor says up to 1,000 dead in Sri Lanka shelling

• Curfew lifts, more flee war-torn Pakistani valley

• Russia displays military might on Victory Day

• Desperation in Pakistani hospitals, refugee camps

• US-Afghan probe: Civilians killed in US battle

• Jordan: Official thanks Pope for expressing regret

• Pakistani army vows to oust Taliban militants

• Japan’s top chipmaker Toshiba posts record loss

• Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis flee fighting

• Pakistan army fights, but can it win?

• Millions of kids return to Mexico schools

• Pakistanis flee Swat Valley as military strikes Taliban

• China: 5,335 students dead, missing in 2008 quake

• US troops in Afghanistan won’t be sent to Pakistan

• Taliban trap civilians in Pakistani war zone

• US military says 3 American troops killed in Iraq

• Obama to press Pakistan on fight against Taliban

• Defying the Economic Odds: The World Melts Down, China Grows

• EU takes aim at Canada, bans seal products

• Turkey says clan feud led to attack that killed 44

• Afghan officials say dozens dead in airstrikes

• Pakistan expects 500,000 to flee Taliban fighting

• 44 killed in attack in Turkey; 8 gunmen arrested

• Mexico gets some bustle back after flu shutdown

• Afghan president chooses warlord as running mate

• Mexico criticizes ‘repressive’ quarantines abroad

• Journalist group: US reporter hospitalized in Iran

• Iraq: No extension of US pullback date from cities

• Mexico criticizes swine flu discrimination

• Pakistan announces Islamic appellate court in NW

• Mexico swine flu deaths ebb _ but caution urged

• NATO ship seizes explosives from suspected pirates

• US military says 3 American troops killed in Iraq