Sen. Barack Obama raised the possibility of slowing a promised gradual 16-month withdrawal from Iraq if he is elected president, saying Thursday that he will consult with military commanders on an upcoming trip to the region and "continue to refine" his proposals. ...more

July 4, 2008

In a gruesome public spectacle Friday, Taliban-linked militants executed two Afghan men accused of spying for the United States, slitting their throats and parading their severed heads before a cheering crowd. ...more

June 28, 2008

Roadside bombs killed four U.S. soldiers in northern Iraq, the military said Wednesday, in a spike of violence that pushed to at least nine the number of Americans who have died here this week. ...more

June 26, 2008

A female suicide bomber concealing explosives beneath her black robe struck outside a government complex northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. ...more

June 23, 2008

President Bush and top administration officials repeatedly exaggerated what they knew about Iraq's weapons and its ties to terrorist groups as the White House pressed its case for war against Iraq, the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday in a long-awaited report. ...more

June 6, 2008

The confessed mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America said a courtroom artist at his arraignment Thursday made his nose look too big. ...more

June 6, 2008

Democrats are sharply questioning a U.S. aid program that has reimbursed Pakistan's military $6 billion since 2001 for anti-terrorism operations along its Afghanistan border, contending the program has grown too costly. ...more

May 7, 2008

Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr opted Friday to keep the cease-fire order for his Mahdi Army militia in place for another six months, a step that will limit U.S. and Iraqi casualties while bolstering al-Sadr's importance as a political player as Iraqi factions jostle for power. ...more

February 23, 2008

Regarding "Company Pulls Plug On Jihadist Web Site" (Metro, Feb. 20): According to a tiny article in the Metro section, a Web site considered to be "al-Qaida supporters' oldest and most stable Web sites" was dismantled on Tuesday. This site was hosted by a Tampa firm and running unabated for an unknown amount of time. ...more

February 22, 2008

TAMPA - One of al-Qaida's oldest and most stable Web sites is being hosted in Tampa and contains a 21-minute audio clip calling for Palestinians to attack Jews and the United States, according to organizations that track jihadists online. ...more

February 18, 2008