The suicide bomber walked straight to the Sunni Arab leader of a group battling al-Qaida in Iraq, shook his target's hand and detonated the explosives wrapped around his body. ...more

January 8, 2008

It was something not seen in Baghdad since before the 2003 invasion - people publicly welcoming a new year with singing, dancing and alcohol-fueled revelry. ...more

January 1, 2008

The man named by Pakistani officials as the chief organizer of Benazir Bhutto's assassination is a widely feared tribal commander at the vanguard of efforts by extremist groups to draw Pakistan deeper into their insurgent campaign. ...more

December 30, 2007

Iraq's interior ministry spokesman said Saturday that 75 percent of al-Qaida in Iraq's terrorist network had been destroyed this year. ...more

December 30, 2007

A car bomb left at least 14 people dead in the capital Friday, and U.S. troops chasing extremists in one of their last remaining bastions in central Iraq said they killed five al-Qaida gunmen. ...more

December 29, 2007

David Hicks, the only person sentenced by the military commissions set up by the Bush administration to try terrorism suspects, walked out of prison in Australia this morning after serving nine months for providing support to a terrorist organization. ...more

December 29, 2007

A transcript released by the Pakistani government of a purported conversation between militant leader Baitullah Mehsud, who is referred to as Emir Sahib, and another man identified as a Maulvi Sahib, or Mr. Cleric. The government alleges the conversation proves al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto: ...more

December 29, 2007

When I saw Benazir Bhutto that day in 1989, she was simply impossible to miss. There she stood on the eve of a gathering of the world's most powerful countries: A woman making her way confidently in a sea of men. A woman from Pakistan - a Muslim country, no less - democratically elected as prime minister. ...more

December 28, 2007

Violence in Iraq is at its lowest levels since the first year of the American invasion, finally opening a window for reconciliation among rival sects, the second-ranking U.S. general said Sunday as Iraqi forces formally took control of security across half the country. ...more

December 17, 2007

Concerned about the prospect of failure in Afghanistan, the Bush administration and NATO have begun three top-to-bottom reviews of the entire mission, from security and counterterrorism to political consolidation and economic development, U.S. and alliance officials said. ...more

December 16, 2007