Just a few years ago, the U.S. military was rarely seen in the oil-rich waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea. This year, it plans to be there every day. ...more

November 7, 2007

The Bush administration plans to roll out an unprecedented package of unilateral sanctions against Iran today, including the long-awaited designations of its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and of the elite Quds Force for supporting terrorism, according to senior administration officials. ...more

October 25, 2007

After nearly a year in the interim position, Eric Keaton has been named Pasco County's public communications manager. ...more

October 20, 2007

William J. Crowe Jr., 82, the Navy admiral who held the nation's top military job as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the Cold War neared its end, died of cardiac arrest Thursday at suburban Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland. ...more

October 19, 2007

With its tales of brave men and dutiful women in a simpler, long-vanished Middle East, a Syrian soap opera has become the latest rage in the Arab world during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ...more

October 13, 2007

The recently announced deal between the NASDAQ and Borse Dubai brings back memories of 2006 deal, in which Dubai Ports World would have inherited six American ports in its takeover of the British firm P&O. ...more

October 8, 2007