It may take 12-18 months
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The top U.S. general in Iraq said Wednesday he believes Iraqi forces can take over security with little coalition support within ...
JERUSALEM — The Israeli army said today that it has transferred control over a portion of the Israel-Lebanon border to Lebanese and international troops for the first ti...
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Hurricane John pummeled Mexico's resort-studded Pacific Coast with wind and rain today, plotting a course that could take its eye close to land...
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Hezbollah Cabinet minister said today that the guerrilla group will not release two captured Israeli soldiers unconditionally, and that they would on...
Justice Ministry official shot, dies
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A roadside bomb exploded in Baghdad's oldest and largest wholesale market district, killing at least 24 people and wo...
Former hurricane could get stronger
LES CAYES, Haiti — Tropical Storm Ernesto battered Haiti, claiming at least one life, then menaced Cuba today as it followed a track t...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Violence in Iraq left nearly 50 people dead today in a suicide car bombing and clashes between Shiite militia and Iraqi security forces, a brutal contrad...
Prime minister addresses tribes
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's prime minister urged hundreds of tribal leaders Saturday to join his efforts to end sectarian strife and terrorism,...
Subs adding to nuclear arsenal
JERUSALEM — With the purchase of two more German-made Dolphin submarines capable of carrying nuclear warheads, military experts say Israel ...
Sectarian killings have decreased
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A security operation was helping to curb an increase in violence in Baghdad in recent months after a surge of bombings a...
