Suicides prompt new calls to shut Guantanamo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The suicides of three Arab detainees at Guantanamo ignited new calls on Sunday for the United States to shut down the prison camp but a U.S. diplomat called their hangings a "good PR move" to gain attention.
General sees slow reduction of US forces in Iraq Army Gen. George Casey said a growing number of Iraqi army units were capable of leading the battle against the insurgency with U.S. logistical support and he expected almost all of them to develop this capability by the end of this year.
Judge may decide if eavesdropping is legal NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Security Agency's domestic spying program faces its first legal challenge in a case that could decide if the White House is allowed to order eavesdropping without a court order.
Al Qaeda in Iraq threatens large scale attacks The group, in an Internet statement, said its leading body held a meeting after Zarqawi's death to discuss strategy and renew a pledge to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Iran sees problems in atomic offer from six powers CAIRO (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday gave its most negative assessment of proposals offered by six world powers that aim to persuade Tehran to give up sensitive atomic work yet said the key issue of uranium enrichment needed clarification.
US Marine says rules followed at Haditha: paper The newspaper said Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, 26, told his lawyer several civilians were killed in November when the squad went after insurgents firing on them from a house. But Wuterich said there was no vengeful massacre and described a house-to-house hunt that went awry in a chaotic battlefield, his lawyer said.
Israel kills Hamas militants; rockets hit Israelis GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli helicopter air strikes killed two Palestinian militants from Hamas and wounded a bystander in Gaza on Sunday after rockets fired by members of the Islamist group seriously wounded an Israeli civilian.
