Former Army sergeant tells story of war stress 16 hr ago | Add a comment ST. LOUIS — Retired Army Sgt. Angela Peacock once was outgoing, competitive and athletic. These days, she barely functions, trusts no one and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder that...

U.S. CASUALTIES 16 hr ago | Add a comment The U.S. Defense Department has announced that these American service personnel died in Iraq or Afghanistan: →Marine Gunnery Sgt. Marcelo R. Velasco, 40, of Miami, Fla.; died Wednesday from...

Palestinians’ expectations for Obama are mixed 16 hr ago | Add a comment JERUSALEM — Palestinians hold mixed expectations that Barack Obama will be able to bring them a state of their own, though both moderates and hard-liners greeted his election with optimistic...

Afghan elections may need U.S. surge 16 hr ago | Add a comment CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next...

Accord may push Iraq into turmoil 16 hr ago | Add a comment BAGHDAD — A towering statue of Saddam Hussein. A giant effigy of George W. Bush. Two targets, one central square in Baghdad. It was Saddam in 2003, but on Friday it was a likeness of Bush...

Insect-like robotic spy could join war effort 16 hr ago | Add a comment DAYTON, Ohio — If only we could be a fly on the wall when our enemies are plotting to attack us. Better yet, what if that fly could record video and even fire tiny weapons? That kind of James...

Soldiers’ rampages haunt Congo refugees 17 hr ago KIBATI, Congo — Looting soldiers tried to rape one woman and fatally shot another at a refugee camp, witnesses said Friday. Meanwhile, the United Nations prepared to send more peacekeepers to...

The year 2025: Oil, dollar out; Russia, Islam in Yesterday | Comments 14 WASHINGTON -- Global warming could be a boon to Russia, a European country could be overrun by organized crime and the U.S. and its dollar could further decline in importance during the next two...

High costs in Iraq but success, too Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — A war that once seemed likely to end in a panic of helicopters fleeing the American embassy now seems destined to conclude as the result of a parliamentary process. A landmark...

Iraqi lawmakers fight over accord Yesterday | Add a comment BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers persevered Thursday in debate on a proposed security deal with the U.S. There were raucous attempts by opposition lawmakers to disrupt proceedings ahead of next...

IN BRIEF: Judge releases five Algerians Yesterday Judge releases five Algerians WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the continued detention of a sixth. U.S....

Libya fulfills payments for ’88 plane bombing Yesterday Nearly two decades after the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, the families of the 180 Americans aboard the plane said Thursday they had received compensation from Libya for...

IN BRIEF: Terrorist group reacts to Obama with racism Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 1 AL-QAIDA Terrorist group reacts to Obama with racism CAIRO, Egypt — The No. 2 in al-Qaida slurred Barack Obama with a demeaning racial term in a new Web message Wednesday. The...

Admiral sees boost in stress for troops Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Stress on U.S. troops from repeated combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan is "extraordinary” and may be worsening even as fighting eases in Iraq, the military’s...

Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama in new audio message Wed, Nov 19, 2008 CAIRO,Egypt -- Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri insulted Barack Obama in the terror group's first reaction to his election, calling him a demeaning racial term implying that the president-elect is a...

IN BRIEF: Cells grow new windpipe Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment EUROPE Cells grow new windpipe LONDON — Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. If successful, the...

US military can meet Obama demands Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 13 WASHINGTON - The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday the Defense Department is developing plans to get troops quickly out of Iraq and into Afghanistan to battle a more confident and successful...

October wholesale prices plunge record 2.8 percent Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON -- U.S. wholesale prices plunged a record amount in October as energy prices fell by the largest amount in 22 years. The Labor Department says wholesale prices dropped by 2.8 percent...

Iraq may be gambling on its security forces Mon, Nov 17, 2008 BAGHDAD — The U.S.-Iraqi security pact now before parliament calls for U.S. forces to leave Iraq’s cities by June 30 in recognition of an improved security climate, but the deadline...

HEALTH: Pop song an aid for CPR Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment Pop song an aid for CPR Medical students and physicians who were trained to do chest compressions as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while listening to the pop song "Stayin’...