Gunmen kill U.S. official in Sudan

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a U.S. government aid agency official and his driver in Khartoum on Tuesday, U.S. and Sudanese officials said. The unknown assailants opened fire as the official from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) ... full story

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Petraeus outlines troop withdrawal plans

WASHINGTON - The top U.S. general in Iraq outlined plans Monday for the withdrawal of as many as 30,000 troops by next summer, drawing praise from the White Ho...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

New bin Laden video to mark 9-11 attacks

CAIRO, Egypt - Osama bin Laden will appear for the second time in a week in a new video to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, presenting the last wi...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Tension surrounds Sept. 11 anniversary

NEW YORK - Once again, the city will pause for four moments of silence to mark the attacks that killed more than 2,700 people. Family members will lay flowers ...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Intelligence chief details threats to US

WASHINGTON - Weapons of mass destruction, small boats packed with explosives and Islamic radicalization are the greatest terrorist threats facing the country, ...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Foul play unlikely in student's death

PROVO, Utah - An autopsy done on the body of a student found dead in a canyon after an extensive search has turned up no evidence that her death was a homicide...