The International Committee of the Red Cross says thousands of civilians in northern Yemen have been displaced from their villages since February by sporadic clashes between government troops and Shiite rebels. A Yemeni military official says the most recent round of fighting started last...
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The "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 celebrated their 32nd change of command Sept. 1. Cmdr. Gordon Cross relieved Cmdr. Gregory Huffman in the ceremony held aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). Huffman...
WASHINGTON - President Bush said yesterday that the historic federal government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is needed to keep them from failing, a risk he called "unacceptable" for an economy...
TBILISI, Georgia - On the eve of a European Union shuttle mission to convince Russia to pull its troops back to prewar positions, Georgia's president vowed yesterday to regain control of two breakaway provinces with the...
TOKYO/BASEL (Reuters) - China and Japan, the biggest buyers of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bonds, praised Washington for its rescue of the ailing mortgage giants, but investors had no illusions the bailout would end the...