JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Suicide truck bomb kills three in Baghdad
GAO: Terror suspects bought guns in U.S.
Four charged in slaying of nun in Brazil
Kosovo's ex-premier flies to The Hague
Expert: Atta involved in 9/11 plot earlier
Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa to resign
Chechen rebels vow to fight on
Dismantling of Israeli settlements sought
Syrian army evacuates bases in Lebanon
Police find 35 corpses in Iraq
AP: Africa report provides map to recovery
Britain proposes changes in terror law
U.S. citizens' release in Pakistan sought
World leaders press for terror solutions
Nepalese waiting for a democracy leader
Bolivia leader's offer to resign rejected
Bombing fractures political life in Spain
Maskhadov: from Soviet general to rebel


Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Syrian army evacuates bases in Lebanon
Jailed opposition leader to face Mubarak
U.N. must accept Hezbollah, Annan says
Iraqi official: Saddam may be tried in '05
Lebanon crisis raising questions on Assad
Retirement plan for Palestinians reviewed


Yahoo! News
Israel, Palestinians Working Out Handover
Security Forces Find 35 Corpses in Iraq
Syrian Army Evacuates Bases in Lebanon
Large Explosion Rocks Central Baghdad
A Look at Lebanon's Hezbollah Guerrillas
Imprisoned Iranian Writer Receives Award
EU Shows Concern Over Turkey Police Force
Militants in Jordan Refuse to Plead


Fox News
Syria Quits Lebanese Bases
Israel to Transfer Territories
Chechen Rebels Vow to Continue Fight Against Russia
Iraqi Cops Find 35 Victims of Mass Killings
Shooting Will Be Probed
First Lady: Hope for Iraqi Women
GIs Battle Iraqi Insurgents in Ramadi
Italy Disputes U.S. Claims
Terror Group Claims Assassination
Hong Kong Leader To Resign
Kosovo's Ex-PM Faces War Crime Trial
Israeli Cabinet: Dismantle Settlements
U.N. OKs Call to Ban Human Cloning
Army: Blacks Staying Away Because of Iraq


The US News: Iraq News
Army nurse from Oakland County killed by bomb in Iraq
Iraqi women celebrate new found rights
Labor calls for clarity on Iraqi detainees
Iraqi cleric -- Civil war impossible:
Truck bomb near Baghdad hotel
Suicide Bomber Kills One, Prompts Chaos in Baghdad
Probe ordered into killing of Italian intelligence officer in Baghdad :
Iraq Blast Near Ministry
Suicide truck bomb kills three in Baghdad
Iraqi women celebrate new found rights


Department of Defense
Bush Credits Troops for Terror War Gains — Story
Bush Praises Allies’ Role in War on Terror
President Outlines Strategies for Peace
Insurgency Weakening; Iraqi Forces Stronger — Story
Coalition, NATO Training Leaders for Iraqi Forces
NATO Commander Talks Strategy, Afghanistan — Story

ON THE GROUND
'New Dawn' Goal: Revitalize Iraqi Agriculture — Story
Uzbek Women Host Troops for Women’s Day — Story
Texas Guard Unit Deploys to Afghanistan — Story
Marine Civil Affairs Groups Work Together — Story

IN IRAQ
Deployment Marks First Combat Tour for Unit
Fort Campbell Troops Work to Save Lives
Estonian, U.S. Soldiers Keep Supply Routes Safe
Donations Help Students Continue Education
'Can Do' Infantrymen Distribute Shoes to Sadr Kids
IED Class Improves Soldiers Safety
Contractor Conferences Help with Rebuilding

IN AFGHANISTAN
Coalition Aid Effort Honors Afghan Women

IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
Airmen Ready to Snag an Eagle

IN UZBEKISTAN
Personnel Airmen Count ‘Boots on the Ground'
Military Police Protect Outpost in Uzbekistan

FACE OF DEFENSE
Reserve Soldier Brings Special Skill to Iraq — Story

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Team to Investigate Shooting
Coalition Forces Thwart Terrorists
Iraqi Army Activates Brigade
Iraqis Assume More Responsibility
Iraqis Flush Samarra of Insurgents
Officials Provide Rebuilding Update
Iraq Daily Update
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Challenges Face Anti-Drug Effort
Commander: Violent Contacts Down
Coalition Outlines Relief Efforts
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Innovation Critical to Security
Parties Still Work Detainee Issues
Detainee Transfer Announced
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

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualties — Story


Weather
Weather information from The Weather Channel

Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar


Kuwait
Al Jahrah As Sulaybiyah Kuwait City


Today in History
1617 - The Treaty of Stolbovo ends Swedish occupation of Northern Russia.
1734 - The Russians secure Danzig (Gdansk) in Poland.
1812 - Napoleon takes Pomerania, in Sweden.
1841 - Rebel slaves who seized the Amistad in 1839 are freed by the Supreme Court.
1847 - U.S. forces arrive at Vera Cruz
1862 - The U.S.S. Monitor and C.S.S. Virginia end their first battle in a draw.
1864 - General Ulysses Grant becomes commander-in-chief of Union forces.
1911 - The British add budgetary funding for five new battleships.
1915 - The Germans seize Grondno.
1916 - Pancho Villa raids Columbus, N.M. killing 17 U.S. soldiers and civilians.
1932 - Eamon De Valera is elected president of the Irish Free State, voiwing to abolish loyalty to the British Crown.
1936 - The German press warns that Jews who vote in coming elections will be arrested.
1939 - Czech President Hacha ousts pro-German Tiso as the Premier of Slovakia.
1940 - Britain releases captured Italian coal ships a day before the German Foreign Minister's visit to Rome.
1945 - U.S. warplanes commence the firebombing of Tokyo. 16 square miles are destroyed, and close to 84,000 people are killed.
1956 - The British deport Archbishop Makarios from Cyprus for aiding terrorists.
1957 - Egyptian leader Nasser bars U.N. plans to share Suez Canal tolls.
1967 - Stalin's daughter defects to the U.S.
1968 - General Westmoreland requestes 206,000 more troops in Vietnam.
1975 - Iraq launches an attack on the Kurds.
1986 - Navy divers find the space shuttle Challenger's crew compartment, including the remains of those aboard.

Birthdays
1890 - Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Prime Minister.