Pentagon weighs modest troop reduction in Iraq WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pentagon leaders are considering reducing the U.S. force in Iraq by a few thousand troops in the coming months, defense officials said on Thursday, as the U.S. Senate rejected setting a timetable for withdrawal.
US sets conditions for shooting down N. Korea missile WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea is far along in its preparations for testing a long-range ballistic missile but the United States would not necessarily use its missile defense system to shoot it down, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Senate rejects Iraq troop withdrawal BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Republican senators backed President George W. Bush's Iraq policies on Thursday, rejecting Democratic plans to start pulling out troops after a debate that forced Iraq to the heart of campaigning for November elections.
Nearly 700 firefighters attack blaze in Arizona Calling it a "critical day," they said crews battled on the ground and with air tankers and helicopters in an attempt to gain control of the fire that has blackened 3,256 acres (1,318 hectares) near Sedona, about 90 miles north of Phoenix.
