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NEW: CARE agency says the Myanmar junta is handing out rotting food NEW: Former Yangon resident says military is holding back best supplies United States flies in two more aid shipments, promises to contribute more U.N. estimates death toll from Cyclone Nargis is 63,000 to 100,000 U-TAPAO,...
NEW: First group of aid workers reach epicenter of Monday's quake NEW: Chinese premier urges faster pace of rescue effort day after quake strikes State media says more than 10,000 dead; figure expected to rise Nearly 900 children buried when a school building collapses, 50 bodies found JIANG YOU, China...
The Lebanese army expanded its troop deployment to several tense areas around the country Tuesday, saying its soldiers would use force if needed to impose order after clashes between the U.S.-backed government and Hezbollah-led opposition. The army, which is respected by the militant Hezbollah...
A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City, where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital officials said Tuesday. The U.S. military said Tuesday that it responded to several attacks by...
The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. ... Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability...
Oh, yeah, we spent it all on an armored personnel carrier for Dellview, North Carolina. The WaPo: Violent crime has increased in some cities in recent years in part because local police are too cash-strapped to fight it, the ATF chief said Monday. The comments by Michael J. Sullivan, acting...
Day 6: Army warns armed groups to stay off streets by Hussein AbdallahBEIRUT: Lebanon's army said on Monday it would use force if necessary to impose law and order in the country and prevent any armed presence of any of the warring factions."Army units will halt violations ... in accordance with...
Case against man alleged to be "20th hijacker" is withdrawn by the Pentagon. ... The US holds about 270 individuals accused of having links to "terrorism," al-Qaeda and the Taliban [EPA] The Pentagon has dropped charges against a man alleged to have been the "20th...
U.S.-led coalition forces called in airstrikes against the Taliban, killing a dozen militants during fighting in southern Afghanistan that has displaced many families, officials said Tuesday. The coalition said in a statement that its troops opened fire and called in airstrikes Monday after observing...
Congressional Democrats are pushing what could become the most dramatic expansion of college aid for military veterans since World War II, with a bill they hope will buoy them this election season and become an albatross for Republicans. ... Pitched by the Democrats is a...
