Baghdad curfew ends amid lingering sectarian fears and attacks
Residents emerged from four day lockdown as U S forces report 14 suspected insurgents killed and 20 captured. Three U S soldiers died Saturday near Baghdad and Kirkuk. Fuel and food prices spiked and power cuts worsened as lines stretched for miles. Communities worry militias will seek revenge in the aftermath of the Askariya Shrine bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
Nasser Ali Jaber
Askariya
U.S
Kirkuk
Sudan risks internal conflict and regional spillover
A report flags Sudan as highly at risk of internal collapse with Darfur violence as the main driver. It notes cross border spillover into regional crises and references broader insecurity affecting neighboring areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
Darfur
Romney Gains Momentum In Early State Contests
Mitt Romney leads in Iowa and New Hampshire polls as his campaign builds organizing strength and $4 million in advertising. He travels to key early states, stresses momentum to reach South Carolina and Florida, while facing scrutiny on positions and his Mormon faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Johnson
Associated Press
Boston
Mitt Romney
Iowa
New Hampshire
Scott Reed
Bob Dole
Romney
New York
Rudy Giuliani
John McCain
Arizona
Fred Thompson
Tennessee
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Florida
California
Mitt
Kabul bus attack kills 35 police instructors in Kabul
A suicide blast at Kabul's main transport hub killed 35 people and wounded 52, mostly police instructors from a police training academy. The attack, attributed by Taliban sources to a bomber named Mullah Asim Abdul Rahman, marked a sharp rise in violence with multiple similar strikes in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kabul
Afghanistan
Ali Jawad
Kandahar
Hamid Karzai
NATO
Taliban
Qari Yousef
Ahmadi
Mullah Asim Abdul Rahman
Associated Press
Zemeri Bashary
Interior Ministry
Karzai
Nasir Ahmad
Police Training Academy
Drag-race crash at charity event kills six in Selmer
Witnesses questioned safety after a drag racing car plowed into a crowd during Cars for Kids in Selmer Tennessee killing six and injuring at least eighteen. Pro drag racer Troy Warren Critchley, Australian now based in Texas, had minor injuries and faced no charges. A guardrail was present in parts but not along the crash stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selmer
Tenn
Garett Moore
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Mike Browning
Nessee
Mississippi
Cars For Kids
Memphis
Wmc-Tv
Troy Warren Critchley
Wylie
Texas
Critchley
Browning
Ex-Serbian police general arrested for Kosovo war crimes
Montenegro police captured Vlastimir Djordjevic, a former Serbian interior minister aid to Milosevic, wanted for murder and ethnic persecution in Kosovo. He was to be transferred to the Hague tribunal, part of a regional crackdown that followed the Tolimir arrest and EU talks progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Netherlands
Montenegro
Kosovo
Vlastimir Djordjevic
Serbia
Public
Slobodan Milosevic
Tribunal
Anton Nikiforov
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dora
Sarkozy
Paris
Nicolas Sarkozy
France
UMP
Gaza City
Gaza Strip
British Broadcasting Corp
Al-Jazeera
Army of Islam
Abu Khattab
Alan Johnston
Allah
Hamas
Gaza
Johnston
Yakima
Wash
Yakima County
Tieton
Terrace Heights
GOP
Uestion
Racer
Gloria Avent
Reba Henderson
Belgrade
Djordjevic
Nikiforov
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!