U.S. military commanders in northern Iraq told Defense Secretary Robert Gates here Wednesday that they need more troops to battle increased attacks by al-Qaida terrorists who have fled north after being pushed out of the Baghdad region. ...more

December 6, 2007

Saving people in a national disaster isn't a matter of days, Florida's emergency chief Craig Fugate told a group of military officers in Tampa on Friday. It's a matter of hours. ...more

November 17, 2007

The United Nations envoy to Myanmar opened his second visit in recent weeks by meeting Saturday with the top U.N. diplomat in the country, whom the regime just said it wanted to expel. ...more

November 4, 2007

Whether we admit it to ourselves or not, most of us would like to be a leader. ...more

November 4, 2007

Myanmar's military leaders said weapons had been seized from Buddhist monasteries and announced dozens of new arrests Sunday, defying global outrage over its violent repression of protestors who sought an end to 45 years of dictatorship. ...more

October 8, 2007