Pakistan ordered its army to go after the country's top Taliban commander, a feared militant whose remote stronghold could prove a difficult test for troops but whose demise would be a major blow to the insurgencies here and in Afghanistan. ...more

June 15, 2009

Six-year-old Amaya Crabtree walked past the nearly nude woman and asked, "Who are you?" ...more

June 11, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Six-year-old Amanda Crabtree walked past the near-nude woman covered in body paint and asked, "Who are you?" ...more

June 10, 2008

Hundreds of students chanting, "Death to America!" protested Pakistan's support for the U.S.-led fight against terrorism, as the government said Tuesday that security forces would show "no leniency" in the conflict with Islamic militants. ...more

January 30, 2008

PARIS (AP) -- Al-Qaida threats against the Dakar Rally and an attack in Mauritania forced organizers to cancel the annual race on Friday, the eve of the 5,760-mile trek across North African desert scrubland and savannah. ...more

January 6, 2008