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Even the relentlessly upbeat Defense Secretary suggested that victory in Iraq could be assured only after "a long, hard slog." The dramatic escalation of attacks on the U.S. and its allies in Iraq over the past three weeks - the "Ramadaan Offensive," of which the downing of a Chinook helicopter that...
When Thavarasan Singham returned to his grocery shop in May, the shutters were still riddled with bullet holes. Back in 1990, Singham's town of Mankulam, in northern Sri Lanka, was caught in the cross fire between Tamil guerrillas and Sri Lanka's predominantly Sinhalese army. After the Tamil fighters...
Teach for America Founder Wendy Kopp said that even the non-profit world is not a refuge from corruption.
...Dorchester twice a week, she’s not lugging her laundry or seeking home-cooked refuge from the dining hall. Instead, she brings lesson plans and games to share with her students who meet at the Grover Cleveland Middle School, just as 12 years ago a Boston Youth Refugee Enrichment (BRYE) volunteer...
Yacub, a 23-year-old who police say is Indonesian and whose real name is Taufek Refke, was more talkative following his arrest. Authorities say Refke has confessed to being the second highest ranking member of the Islamic terror organization Jemaah Islamiah (JI) in the Philippines. His arrest, along with...