Bomb kills 1, wounds 28 in northern Lebanon Updated: Mon, May 21, 2007 BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- At least one person was killed and 28 others wounded early Saturday when a bomb ripped through an apartment building in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security officials said. The explosion occurred in an area that was the scene of fierce sectarian fighting last week... Read More

'Chemical Ali' Execution OK'd in Iraq Updated: Fri, Feb 29, 2008 BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's presidential council has endorsed the execution within a month of Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," for his role in the 1980s scorched-earth campaign against Kurds, officials said Friday. But it spared the life of two other officials amid Sunni protests that they were... Read More

Al-Zarqawi Said Shiites Most Dangerous Published: Sat, Dec 9, 2006 CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- The slain terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi purportedly believed that Iraq's Shiite Muslims were more dangerous than U.S. forces and more evil than dictator Saddam Hussein, according to a posthumous interview published Friday on the Internet. The 33-page interview, conducted... Read More

Timeline sought Updated: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 _DASH_DASH_ BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni, asked President Bush for a timeline for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq, officials said. Bush said during his visit that the U.S. military presence -- now about 132,000 troops -- would continue, though he stressed the fate of... Read More

U.S. shows photos of battered al-Zarqawi Updated: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- The U.S. military displayed images of the battered face of Iraq's most feared terrorist Thursday and Iraqis celebrated with gunfire after American bombs killed the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. It was a long-sought victory for U.S. forces, but officials cautioned of violence ahead - and a... Read More

Insurgency may continue in Iraq Updated: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi may provide a much-needed morale boost to Iraq's new government. But it is unlikely to end the country's brutal insurgency. Terrorist's killing celebrated Read More

Terrorist's killing celebrated Updated: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqis celebrated with gunfire Thursday after American bombs killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most-feared terrorist leader in Iraq. It was a long-sought victory for U.S. forces against al-Qaida, but officials cautioned of violence ahead. A rash of bombings that killed nearly 40 people in Baghdad on... Read More