Construction of the Disney Dream, the first of two new Disney Cruise Line ships, has begun at a shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, with plans for the 1,240-stateroom vessel to begin service from Port Canaveral in 2011, the cruise line announced Wednesday. ...more

August 27, 2009

The U.S. Africa Command, the Pentagon's first effort to unite its counterterrorism, training and humanitarian operations on the continent, launches Wednesday amid questions at home about its mission and deep suspicions in Africa about its intentions. ...more

September 30, 2008

Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" Dryden, 87, one of the first of the pioneering black World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, died Tuesday in Atlanta. ...more

June 27, 2008

Civil War. Cold War. Perhaps weary of travel, President Bush said one thing but meant the other Friday. ...more

June 14, 2008

Omar Osama bin Laden bears a striking resemblance to his notorious father - except for the dreadlocks that dangle halfway down his back. There's also the black leather biker jacket. ...more

January 18, 2008

PARIS (AP) -- Al-Qaida threats against the Dakar Rally and an attack in Mauritania forced organizers to cancel the annual race on Friday, the eve of the 5,760-mile trek across North African desert scrubland and savannah. ...more

January 6, 2008

It was one cross among hundreds: White stone, about three feet high, glittery flecks sparkling in the sun. ...more

December 19, 2007

Truck bombs exploded minutes apart Tuesday in central Algiers, heavily damaging U.N. offices and partly ripping the facade off a government building. At least 26 people were killed, including U.N. workers, and scores were wounded, officials said. ...more

December 12, 2007

A bomb hidden in a bag exploded outside a compound housing Algerian police officials Friday, killing three people, security officials said. ...more

September 15, 2007