In a daring ambush, insurgents blasted a U.S. patrol with a roadside bomb Monday and showered survivors with gunfire from a mosque in increasingly lawless Mosul. Five U.S. soldiers were killed in the blast - even as Iraqi troops entered the northern city to challenge al-Qaida in Iraq. ...more

January 29, 2008

Republican candidates are always depicted by Democrats and the media as racists, sexists, homophobes and bigots. They must have forgotten their talking papers, because Sen. Hillary Clinton and her staff are attacking Sen. Barack Obama, and Sen. Obama is responding. Both parties have agreed to a cease-fire, but we will see how long it lasts. ...more

January 17, 2008

Republican candidates are always depicted by Democrats and the media as racists, sexists, homophobes and bigots. ...more

January 17, 2008

Brandon lost. In wrestling circles, that's downright oxymoronic. It comes with a national record of 459 consecutive dual match victories. Until last week, Brandon High School hadn't dropped a match in more than a generation. ...more

January 14, 2008

U.S. forces said they waged successful battles against Sunni and Shiite extremists and announced Thursday they had seized two men possibly linked to the capture of three American soldiers this year. ...more

December 28, 2007

Nepal's former communist rebels agreed Sunday to rejoin the government, officials said, signaling an end to a political crisis that led to the indefinite postponement of elections. The pact also will abolish Nepal's monarchy. ...more

December 24, 2007

The monthly toll of U.S. service members who have died in Iraq is on track to be the lowest in nearly two years, with at least 36 troop deaths recorded as of Tuesday, but the military cautioned it's too early to declare a long-term trend. ...more

October 31, 2007

A crucial round of Darfur peace talks opened Saturday with the Sudanese government announcing a cease-fire in the war-torn western region, but a leading rebel figure said he'll believe that 'when I see it.' ...more

October 28, 2007

Rebel forces stormed a small African Union base in northern Darfur and killed 10 peacekeepers in an unprecedented attack on the beleaguered mission that threatened key peace talks set for this month. ...more

October 1, 2007