JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Gunmen kill five policemen in Baghdad
Pro-Syrian Lebanese premier reappointed
Hong Kong's leader resigns after 8 years
Italy PM disputes U.S. version of shooting
Probe: Leaders didn't order prison abuse
Dan Rather signs off 'CBS Evening News'
Oil prices briefly rise over $55 on demand


Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Israeli troops kill Palestinian militant


Ananova: War In Iraq
New battle over anti-terror laws
MoD must improve overseas housing


Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraq Police Find 41 Bodies; Minister Attacked
The Shape of a New Lebanon
Medical team to stay on in Iraq
New Interrogation Rules Set for Detainees in Iraq
Daily Star - Lebanon
On the way to freedom, Niger's slaves stuck in limbo
Israel's aid to illegal settlers
Mounds of 41 corpses give Iraq big shock


The US News: Iraq News
DOD dismisses claims on Saddam capture
Plan to Reimburse Private Costs for Combat Gear Falls Behind
41 Corpses Found in Iraq; Blast Kills Four
Berlusconi demands account of Iraq death
U.N.: Far more than 70,000 dead in Darfur


CNN.com
Two high-level police officials slain in Iraq
Hong Kong leader resigns, cites ill health
Dan Rather signs off with 'courage'
Seeking fates of people in tsunami photos

Fox News
Top Iraqi Cop Murdered
Australia Nixes Torture Probe
Ex-Lebanese PM Back In
U.S. Issues Saudi Terror Alert
Malaysia Warns U.S. of Threat
Iran Warns U.S. Against Attack
Leaders Didn't Order Prison Abuse, Military Probe Finds
Hong Kong's Leader Resigns
Australia Nixes Torture Probe
Iraqi Cops Find Victims of Mass Killings
Iraqi Official Survives Assassination Attempt
Berlusconi: U.S. OK'd Hostage Deal
Shooting Will Be Probed
First Lady: Hope for Iraqi Women
GIs Battle Iraqi Insurgents in Ramadi


The Department of Defense
Tax Refunds May Go to Military Families — Story
India Delivers 50 Trucks to Afghanistan — Story

ON THE GROUND
'Mission Complete,' 3rd Corps Uncases Colors — Story
Troops Help Iraqi Commandos to Communicate — Story
Acquisition Training Graduates Second Class — Story
Afghan Army Trainees Head to School — Story

IN IRAQ
'New Dawn' Goal: Revitalize Iraqi Agriculture
Marines Search Hospital, BAT Those Inside
Unit Completes Longest Deployment in Its History
Civil Affairs Troops Bring Supplies, Soccer Balls
Estonian, U.S. Soldiers Keep Supply Routes Safe

IN AFGHANISTAN
Texas Guard Unit Deploys to Afghanistan
Team Helps Restore Afghan Cultural Art Form
Coalition Aid Effort Honors Afghan Women

IN THE PERSIAN GULF
Truman Stays Connected with Video Teleconferencing

IN UZBEKISTAN
Uzbek Women Host Troops for Women’s Day
Personnel Airmen Count ‘Boots on the Ground'

FACE OF DEFENSE
Marine First One in Family to Join Military — Story

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Insurgency Weakening
Coalition, NATO Train Leaders
Team to Investigate Shooting
Coalition Forces Thwart Terrorists
Iraqi Army Activates Brigade
Iraqis Assume More Responsibility
Iraqis Flush Samarra of Insurgents
Iraq Daily Update
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Challenges Face Anti-Drug Effort
Citizens Turn In Weapons
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
President Outlines Strategies
NATO Commander Talks Strategy
Innovation Critical to Security
Parties Still Work Detainee Issues
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Exercises Test Mobilization
Mich. Marines Train for Iraq Duty
Sailors Pass Torch Aboard Raven
National Guard, Reserve Update


Today in History
515 BC - The building of the great Jewish temple in Jerusalem is completed.
241 BC - During the First Punic War, the Romans sink 50 Carthaginian ships at the Battle of Aegusa.
49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, invading Italy.
1656 - The Colony of Virginia extends the right to vote to all free men, regardless of religion.
1705 - In the Battle of Marbella, the British destroy a French squadron, enabling British and Dutch troops to lay siege to Barcelona.
1776 - Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" is published.
1785 - Thomas Jefferson is appointed minister to France.
1806 - In Cape Town, South Africa, the Dutch surrender to the British.
1814 - Napoleon loses to an allied army at the Battle of Laon.
1848 - The treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo is signed; this ends the U.S. war with Mexico.
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call.
1902 - The Boers of South Africa score their last victory over the British, in which they captured a British General and 200 men.
1905 - The Japanese capture Mukden, after three weeks of battle. Mukden is of little strategic importance. The battle took three weeks, and resulted in 50,000 Japanese casualties.
1910 - China abolishes slavery.
1927 - Prussia lifts its Nazi ban, allowing public speeches by Adolf Hitler.
1939 - Germany annexes Czechoslovakia.
1941 - Vichy France threatens use of its navy unless Britain allows deliveries of food to reach mainland France.
1943 - Adolf Hitler calls Field Marshall Erwin Rommel from Tunisia.
1944 - The Irish refuse to oust Axis envoys and deny that they are spying on the Allied troops.
1945 - The firebombing of Tokyo kills 100,000.
1947 - In Moscow, The Big Four meet to discuss Germany's future.
1953 - North Korean gunners fire on the USS Missouri. The USS responds, firing 998 rounds.
1966 - North Vietnamese troops capture a Green Beret camp at Ashau Valley.
1969 - James Earl Ray pleads guilty murdering of Dr. Martin Luther King. He is sentenced to 99 years in prison.
1971 - The Senate approves a Constitutional amendment lowering voting age to 18.
1975 - The North Vietnamese attack the Ban Me Thout.
1980 -Ayatollah Khomeini, lends his support to militants holding American hostages in Tehran, Iran.
1982 -The United States bans Libyan oil imports due to that country's support of terrorists.

Birthdays
1503 - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.
1845 - Alexander III, Czar of Russia.
1918 - Günther Rall, (Luftwaffe ace)