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News
Updated August 20, 2008 - 10:51 PM EDT
Russia Expands Bombing of Georgia
 
  Georgia Says Pulled Out of South Ossetia
  South Ossetia: 'Bodies Are Lying Everywhere. It's Hell'
  Georgia's Saakashvili Seeks Martial Law Approval
  Russian NATO Envoy Sees 'Genocide' in South Ossetia
  Conflicting Casualty Tolls in South Ossetia
Top McCain Adviser Lobbied for Georgia
 
  Georgia: US Training Gives Georgia Military Advantage Over Russia
  US Holds Little Leverage Over Russia in Georgia Conflict
  In Georgia Clash, a Lesson on US Need for Russia
Iraq Demands 'Clear Timeline' for US Withdrawal
 
  After 5 Years, Iraqis Start to Venture Into Public Again
  Saturday: 2 US Soldiers, 19 Iraqis Killed; 22 Iraq Wounded
Afghans Check Report More Civilians Killed by NATO
Taliban Force Pakistani Troops From Tribal Area
Viewpoints
How Tenet Betrayed the CIA on WMD in Iraq  by Gareth Porter
Torture, TV, and the Banality of Scalia  by Werther
The Tragic Last Moments of Margaret Hassan  by Robert Fisk
Iraq's Nationalist Surge
by Patrick Cockburn
Anthrax Hysteria  by Gordon Prather
Discovering Sin  by Charley Reese

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Frontline
FBI to Newspapers: Sorry About Your Phone Records
Russia Says Ukraine Helping Georgia
Abkhazia Moves to Flush Out Georgian Troops
Buildup to the Next War
US Shifts Arctic Foreign Policy
US-Iraqi Officials Seek to Ease Water Shortages
Iraqi Army Aims for Self-Sufficiency by Mid-2009
Ford Told FBI About Panel's Doubts on JFK Murder
 
Sadr to Disarm Militia
if US Withdraws on Timetable
Iraqi Security
Death Toll Rises to 25 From Iraq Market Bombing
US Military Blames al-Qaeda in Iraq for Bombing
US Forces Raids al-Qaeda Meeting in Iraq's Diyala, Kills Two
Qaeda Detainee Claims He Kidnapped, Killed 16 in Iraq
Iraq: 4 People Killed, 30 Arrested in Diyala
Seven Iraqi Soldiers Wounded in IED Blast South of Baquba
Iraq: Seven Wanted Men Nabbed With IEDs North of Kut
Saturday: 2 US Soldiers, 19 Iraqis Killed; 22 Iraq Wounded
Georgia Out of Iraq
Georgia President Saakashvili Recalls Olympic Athletes, Iraq Troops to Fight
Georgia to US: Airlift Our Troops From Iraq
US: Georgians' Exit to Have Little Impact on Iraq
Georgian Troops in Iraq Anxious to Return Home
Global Iraq Fallout
Kuwait Sees Iraq Budget Surplus, Wants Debt Repaid
Iraqi-Kurd MP Lashes Out at 'Turkish Interference'
Italy Arrests Five North Africans on Suspicion of Planning Attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan
The War at Home
Candidates' Reactions to Georgia Conflict Offer Hints at Style on Foreign Affairs
McCain Faults Obama on the War in Iraq
Japanese-Americans Seek Redress for Imprisonment
Anthrax Case
Anthrax Suspect Ivins Remembered for Intelligence, Compassion
Friends, Family Gather to Pay Respects to Ivins
Microbiologist Says Anthrax Suspect Was Stalker
Anthrax Case Prompts Congressional Investigation of Biodefense Labs
For Suspects, Anthrax Case Had Big Costs
Army Creates Team to Review Security at Anthrax Biolab
'War on Terror'
Laptop Seizures Prompt Protection Bill
A Conviction, but a System Still on Trial
Lawsuit Demands Canada Bring Back Gitmo Detainee
Nagasaki
Nagasaki Commemorates Anniversary of Nuclear Attack
Japan Remembers Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims
Nagasaki Mayor Urges Nuclear Weapons Ban
Musharraf
Pressure Mounts for Quick Decision on Musharraf
Musharraf Won't Dismiss Hostile Assembly, Says Ally
Pakistan Parliament to Meet Amid Move to Oust Musharraf
Pakistan PM: Musharraf Should Obtain Fresh Vote of Confidence
Musharraf Awaits Charges Before Decision to Quit
Pakistan
Pakistan: Bullet-Riddled Bodies of 22 Troops Retrieved
Taliban's Ideology Not Selling Well in Tribal Belt Along Border, Says Survey
Pakistan: Taliban Face Public Anger for Blowing Up Power Pylon
US Give Pakistan Consular Access to Neuroscientist
Pakistan Taliban Kill 8 Policemen Near Swat
Al-Qaeda Said to Lose Key WMD Operative
Pakistan: Where's the Money?
Afghanistan
British Commanders Call for More Troops to Stave Off Taliban Victory
Official Says 20 Taliban Killed in Western Afghanistan
UK Refuses to Compensate Families of Afghan Casualties
Canadian Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Nepal
Nepal Parties Miss Deadline to Form Government
Police Break Up Pro-Tibet Rally in Nepal
Asia
US Won't Interfere With Japan's Antiterrorism Policy, Boucher Says
India to Acquire Missiles for Submarines From Russia
Sri Lanka's Air Force Bombs Rebel Base
Bangladesh's Ex-PM Zia to Be Freed Soon
Americans Keep Dying
Female Soldier From Napa (CA) Killed by Non-Combat Gunshot in Iraq
Family, Fiancee Remember Maryland Soldier Killed by Afghan Bomb
Steelville (MO) Soldier Shot in Non-Combat Incident in Iraq
Dillon (MT) Remembers Fallen Soldier With Ties to Alaska
Chatsworth (CA) Solider Killed by Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan
Rockford (IL) Soldier Dies in Afghanistan, Planned to Attend College
Community to Honor Slain Kiski (PA) Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Long Island (NY) Soldier Killed in Iraq Humvee Crash
Family, Town Mourn Loss of Pendleton (IN) Soldier in Iraq
Indianapolis (IN) Firefighter and Guardsman Remembered
Marine From Charleston (WV) Killed in Afghanistan
 
South Ossetia
Russia's Putin: Ossetia Can't Stay With Georgia
UN Says Georgia Conflict Widening Beyond South Ossetia
A Georgian Armored Column Said Have Been Destroyed in Ossetia
Georgian Official: Russia Bombs Military Airfield Near Tbilisi
Russia Says Not Seeking War With Georgia
Georgia Proposes Cease-Fire in South Ossetia
Russian General Wounded in Georgia's Rebel Region
Putin Says Georgia Seeking 'Bloody Adventures'
Georgia Says Shoots Down Russian Jet, Captures Pilot
Abkhazia
Abkhaz Separatists Strike Disputed Georgia Gorge

Russian Planes Said to Bomb Georgian Gorge
Abkhazia Fears Attack From Georgia
Behind the Crisis
Scenarios for Georgia's South Ossetia Crisis
Georgia: Key Players in the Conflict
The Toll
Casualty Tolls in Caucasus Conflict
Rights Groups Say Ossetia Fighting Risks War Crimes
Thousands Flee Amid Claims of Atrocities in South Ossetia
Over 30,000 Ossetian Refugees Flee to Russia
Russia-Georgia War: 30,000 Homeless as a Chaotic Conflict Intensifies
Global Ossetia Fallout
Bush: Georgia Crisis Endangers Regional Peace
BP Doubts Report of Pipeline Bombing in Georgia
NATO Denies Joining Delegation to Georgia
Europe
Thousands March in Spain's Basque Region for Independence
Americans Convicted in Montenegro Rebellion Claim Innocence
Iran
Iranian Official Says New Sanctions Will Only Hurt Europe
Kuwait Says Iran Nuclear Dispute Hurts Neighbors
Iran to Deposit Oil Money in Selected Banks
Syria
Syria Bars Repeat Visit by UN Nuclear Experts
Syria Says Ready to Answer IAEA Questions
Palestine/Israel
Hamas Plans to Breach Sinai Border Sunday
Islamic Jihad Official Says Hamas, Fatah Ready to Stop Political Arrests
Interview: Top US General Lays Foundation for Palestinian State