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- Presbyterians renew gay clergy debate
The nation's largest Presbyterian denomination, bitterly divided over sexuality and the Bible, set up another confrontation yesterday over its ban on ordaining noncelibate gays and lesbians.
- Violence to keep climbing in Afghanistan, Pentagon report says
WASHINGTON – Violence in Afghanistan will continue to rise this year, as Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters have proved resilient and aggressive foes against coalition forces, according to a new Pentagon report issued yesterday.
- N. Korea destroys cooling tower at nuclear plant
KYOTO, Japan – North Korea dynamited the dirty gray cooling tower at its deactivated Yongbyon nuclear facility yesterday, a made-for-TV event intended to show the United States and the world that it is serious about abandoning its nuclear weapons program.
- WORLD UPDATE
U.S. anti-drug funds approved for Mexico
MEXICO CITY – A U.S. plan to provide Mexico with a major anti-drug aid package has received congressional approval after months of negotiations.
- Pro-Mugabe thugs force participation in sham vote
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Roaming bands of government supporters heckled, harassed or threatened people into voting in a runoff election yesterday in which President Robert Mugabe, 84, was the only candidate, ensuring that he will remain in power despite international condemnation of the balloting as a sham.
- Iraqis say walls protect but feel like prison
BAGHDAD – Baghdad hasn't been this quiet in years, but the respite from bloodshed comes at a high price.
- Militant arrested in attack that killed three Marines
BAGHDAD – A member of an extremist cell believed to be behind a suicide attack that killed more than 20 people, including three Marines, has been arrested, the U.S. military said yesterday.
- 30,000 troops headed for Iraq in early 2009
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is preparing to order roughly 30,000 troops to Iraq early next year in a move that would allow the United States to maintain 15 combat brigades in the country through 2009, The Associated Press has learned.
- Daily developments
Raid denounced: Outraged Iraqi officials demanded an investigation into a U.S. military raid early yesterday near the birthplace of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, saying the operation violated the terms of the 2007 hand-over of Karbala province to Iraqi security forces
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