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Iraq shootings case thrown out »
A US federal judge dismisses criminal charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of fatally shooting 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in September 2007.
Military toll doubles »
American military fatalities in Afghanistan doubled in 2009 compared with the previous year, and US officials acknowledge that the new year is likely to prove even more lethal.
Pakistan expresses withdrawal concerns »
Pakistan warned the US-led coalition against a hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, expressing renewed concern about growing instability on its border.
CIA probes Afghan base security after bomber kills 7 »
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) – The CIA vowed on Thursday to avenge the deaths of seven officers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan and to investigate security breaches that allowed the second deadliest attack in agency history.
Mudslides, rains, kill 18 in Rio »
Heavy rains in the Rio de Janeiro area have triggered mudslides that have killed at least 18 people.
Washington Times slashes staff »
The Washington Times will slash newsroom staff by more than 40 per cent and eliminate its sports section.
US deaths soar in Afghanistan in 2009 »
US military deaths in Afghanistan doubled in 2009 compared with the previous year as 30,000 additional troops began pouring to the country.
Obama probes security failings »
US President Barack Obama was to receive a report last night detailing how government agencies failed to act on information about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab before he allegedly tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day.
Suicide attack kills 8 at CIA base near Pakistan border »
A suicide bomber has infiltrated a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least eight Americans in what is believed to be the deadliest single attack on US intelligence personnel in the eight-year-long war and one of the deadliest in the agency’s history.
Man. United’s Rooney hopes for best ever goal tally »
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes he will beat his best ever goal tally for a single season after inspiring Sir Alex Ferguson’s side to a comprehensive 5-0 demolition of Wigan.