On Saturday afternoon, seemingly the entire village of Kibumba lined up alongside the main road and watched a once fearsome rebel army dissolve in front of their eyes. ...more

January 25, 2009

Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month. ...more

October 14, 2008

Taliban insurgents once derided as a ragtag rabble unable to match U.S. troops have transformed into a fighting force - one advanced enough to mount massive conventional attacks and claim American lives at a record pace. ...more

August 25, 2008

Russian troops pulled out of occupied Georgian lands Friday, loosening a chokehold on strategically crucial towns, railroad routes and roadways. ...more

August 23, 2008

The United States and Poland closed a long-stalled deal on Thursday to place an American missile-defense base on Polish territory, in the strongest reaction so far to Russia's military operation in Georgia. ...more

August 15, 2008

A middle of the night conference call brought a flood of emotions for a Bay area family waiting nearly 5 1/2 years to hear the voice of a loved one held captive in the jungles of Colombia. ...more

July 3, 2008

To Vietnam veterans, the 1968 military operation known as the Tet Offensive was as pivotal in the war as D-Day was in World War II. ...more

February 3, 2008