The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Sunday that recent successes such as reducing violence have created a new set of challenges for 2008 - the most important being the return of refugees and the struggle for political reconciliation. ...more

December 24, 2007

With some fluffy clouds, sunny and warm balmy breezes wafting in off the beautiful blue Pacific Ocean, service personnel and civilians were getting ready to attend church services or trying to sleep late having partied heavily the night before or else were just doing what people usually do on a Sunday morning back in these United States of America. ...more

December 7, 2007

Britain will withdraw nearly half its troops in Iraq beginning next spring, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, leaving a contingent of 2,500 soldiers in the highly unpopular war. ...more

October 9, 2007

A Darfur town under the control of Sudanese troops has been razed in apparent retaliation for a rebel attack on a nearby base of African peacekeepers. U.N. officials who inspected the town said Sunday that about 15,000 civilians had fled the area. ...more

October 8, 2007

AVON PARK — Police Cmdr. Michael J. Rowan, now serving as interim Avon Park police chief after the forced resignation of former chief Frank Mercurio, said Wednesday that he plans to apply for the open position. City Manager C.B. Shirey said he's already received 13 applications for the position. The new acting chief has been busy adjusting to the transition and wants to take his time to submit an application. ...more

October 5, 2007

Scott Smith of Tarpon Springs says standing strong in Iraq the country's only option. ...more

October 3, 2007

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that the continued flow of weapons, suicide bombers and terrorism funding into his country would result in 'disastrous consequences' for the region and the world. ...more

September 27, 2007

We should honor the men and women who served and sacrificed to keep America free, and to salute the families of the missing who continue to keep the candle of hope alive today. The National POW/MIA Recognition Day is Sept. 21. There are about 88,000 Americans to date who are missing and unaccounted for from the wars which our nation was involved in, going back as far as World War II. These are our military, and civilians who are our mothers, fathers, sons, daughters. How sad. A lot of these wars ended a long time ago. But as we pause to remember their sacrifices, we should also remember the sacrifices of the families who are still grieving their loss. ...more

September 15, 2007