KABUL, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — An explosion outside a school south of the Afghan capital on Thursday killed at least 25 people, including 15 students, officials said, and Taliban fighters overran a district near the Pakistan border after heavy fighting. ... > full story
MOSUL, Iraq, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — Bombs in Baghdad and northern Iraq killed at least 50 people on Thursday, police said, underscoring doubts about local forces' ability to keep Iraqis safe after U.S. troops pulled out of city centers. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. drones attacked militants in northwest Pakistan twice on Wednesday, killing more than 40 fighters, security officials said, while the army said the Taliban chief in Swat had been wounded. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — An insurgent group linked to al-Qaeda of Iraq urged militants to continue attacks against U.S. forces even after combat troops were pulled from city centers, according to an audiotape released on Wednesday. ... > full story
KABUL, July 4, 2009 (Reuters) — Two U.S. soldiers were killed when their base in southeast Afghanistan came under attack on Saturday, the U.S. military said, two days after a major operation against the Taliban was launched in the south. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, July 2, 2009 (Reuters) — A roadside bomb exploded near an Iraqi army patrol in Baghdad on Thursday, police said, killing one soldier and wounding 10 people. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2009 (Reuters) — Saddam Hussein believed Iran was a significant threat to Iraq and left open the possibility that he had weapons of mass destruction rather than appear vulnerable, according to declassified FBI documents on interrogations of the former Iraqi leader. ... > full story
NEW YORK, July 1, 2009 (Reuters) — Thousands of additional law enforcement officers within 50 miles of New York City will have access to radiation detectors for dirty bombs and nuclear devices, New York police said on Wednesday. ... > full story
LONDON, June 30, 2009 (Reuters) — Most but not all of the 19 September 11 attackers would have been picked up beforehand if today's air travel security had been in place, so vigilance is still needed, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Tuesday. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, June 30, 2009 (Reuters) — Iraq regained full control of its towns and cities on Tuesday, declaring the day a national holiday for Iraqis to celebrate the withdrawal of U.S. troops, six years after invading to topple Saddam Hussein. ... > full story
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Europe 'schism' hangs over Tories June 30, 2009 (UK Politics) — An incoming Conservative government would struggle to cope with the need for cooperation on defence issues, Paddy Ashdown has warned. . . The ...
DoD, DHS square off over border troops June 28, 2009 (Investors Business Daily) — The U.S. Defense and Homeland Security departments are facing off over the use of drug-fighting soldiers along the U.S.-Mexico border, sources say ...
Napolitano endorses PASS ID bill June 26, 2009 (Federal Computer Week) — PASS ID would kill parts of Real ID. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has endorsed the Pass ID legislation in the Senate that would ...
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