Bush shows guarded optimism on Iraq trip BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said during a surprise trip to Baghdad on Tuesday he was encouraged by Iraq's new government but warned of difficult times ahead, as al Qaeda in Iraq vowed retaliation for the death of its leader.
Rove faces no charges over CIA leak WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House aide Karl Rove will not be charged in the CIA leak case, his lawyer said on Tuesday, providing a much-needed boost for President George W. Bush, who has been battered by bad news ahead of November's congressional elections.
US officials seeing new home-grown terror cells WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence and law enforcement authorities are discovering new home-grown cells of Islamist radicals in the United States that draw inspiration and moral support from al Qaeda, officials said on Tuesday.
Israeli missile kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli missile strike on a van carrying militants and rockets killed 11 Palestinians, nine of them civilians, in Gaza on Tuesday in the deadliest such attack in nearly four years.
