Gunmen in Baghdad snatched 10 Sunni and Shiite tribal sheiks from their cars Sunday as they were heading home to Diyala province after talks with the government on fighting al-Qaida, and at least one was later found shot to death. ...more

October 29, 2007

Iraqi authorities want the U.S. government to sever all contracts in Iraq with Blackwater USA within six months. They also want the firm to pay $8 million in compensation to families of each of the 17 people killed when its guards sprayed a traffic circle with heavy machine gun fire last month. ...more

October 9, 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

A Tuesday afternoon melee in a Lakeland neighborhood was not immediately preceded by a fight at Lakeland High School as first thought, school and police officials said Wednesday. ...more

September 5, 2007