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- New threat in East Africa: Al-Qaida-allied Somali militants claim twin bombings in Uganda
- Al-Qaida-allied Somali militant group claims twin bombings in Uganda; death toll at 74
- Somali militants praise twin Uganda bombings as toll rises to 74; US aid worker among dead
- Somali militants praise twin Uganda bombings that killed 64; US aid worker among dead
- Twin explosions hit crowds in Uganda watching World Cup final; 64 killed including 1 American
- Clinton condemns Uganda bombings, promises US help tracking down perpetrators
- Stung by many failures, BP trying not to promise too much with latest effort to stop oil leak
- Uncapped oil gusher spews into Gulf as BP works on new seal to capture all the crude
- Obama adviser says White House is confident that BP’s latest effort on oil leak will work
- Unchecked oil gusher spews into Gulf as BP works to install cap to capture all the crude
- 6 US troops, 12 Afghans die in attacks as operations in Taliban strongholds meet resistance
- NATO accepts blame for accidentally killing 6 Afghan civilians in eastern Afghanistan
- NATO, Afghan troops capture more Taliban leaders but violence continues unabated
- NATO, Afghan troops capture Taliban commander as forces ratchet up pursuit of insurgents
- US, Russia complete massive spy swap (Second lead)
- Some oil spill events from Thursday, July 8, 2010
- Nevada GOP candidate calls BP’s $20 billion compensation program a ’slush fund’
- Guns of Israel PM’s guards missing in US, security clueless
- La. Sen. Mary Landrieu seeks up to $1B a year for Gulf restoration, but White House mum
- First lady Michelle Obama to make first trip to Gulf oil spill region in the coming weeks
- Cash-paid deckhands, other laborers hurt by oil spill may lack documentation for BP claims
- East Coast residents seek a respite as temperatures soar above 100 degrees in some cities
- US urges release of citizen sentenced in China
- Easterners seek a respite as temperatures soar above 100 degrees in some cities
- AP Interview: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett hopes Ala beach concert lifts Gulf spirits
- Israeli military to prosecute, discipline soldiers for actions during Gaza war
- Top US Republican senator says success in Kandahar will lead to success in war in Afghanistan
- China jails US geologist on ’state secret’ charges
- Around the Gulf Coast, oil spill makes Independence Day a time for American introspection
- Taking on increasingly tough Afghan fight, Petraeus rejects defeatism: ‘we are in this to win’
- Clinton says ’steel vise’ is ’slowly crushing’ global activists, threatening some democracies
- New US Air Force satellite to monitor increasing number of satellites, debris in Earth orbit
- Clinton says a steel vise is ’slowly crushing’ global activists, threatening some democracies
- Clinton to Moscow: Accept US missile defense system in Europe, no threat to Russian arsenal
- Data shows BP has not reached maximum daily oil collection capacity with 2 containment devices
- House passes first major bill to assist Gulf oil spill victims; industry says it’s too broad
- Other seas for the fish: Gulf spill creates problems, but buyers look elsewhere
- NATO’s new commander in Afghanistan says progress being made in escalating war
- Hurricane Alex drenches northern Mexico as it pushes inland; largely spares nearby Texas
- Alex, Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of season, pounds Mexico’s Gulf coast as Category 2 storm
- Forecasters: Hurricane Alex makes landfall in northeastern Mexico; winds about 105 mph.
- Alex, Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of season, nears Mexico, Texas coasts as Category 2 storm
- Alex, Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of season, rumbles toward Mexico, Texas coastlines
- Alex becomes Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of season as it rumbles toward Mexico, Texas coastlines
- US arrest of Russian spies sparks protests in Moscow
- Tourism executives say Gulf states need millions to boost tourism and an oil-free image
- Obama pushes senators to find common ground to pass energy legislation
- Some oil spill events from Tuesday, June 29, 2010
- Federal appeals court to hear appeal on Gulf deepwater of Mexico drilling ban July 8
- Senators willing to scale back energy bill to find compromise as Obama pushes for legislation
- Tough-talking La. parish president has become face of frustration over the Gulf oil spill
- Spy thriller: US picks up 10 Russian agents
- BP’s diplomat: Dudley, new man in charge of spill response, has faced big challenges before
- OPEC chief calls on US to reconsider ban on offshore drilling in Gulf of Mexico
- Oil giant may turn to Bill Clinton’s disaster chief to improve its response and public image
- Economic damage caused by oil spill may not go beyond the Gulf region
- NATO stresses change in top commander for Afghanistan is not slowing operations
- NATO says change in top commander for Afghanistan is not slowing operations
- Afghan and NATO officials say airstrike in northern Afghanistan killed local Taliban commander
- Some oil spill events from Saturday, June 26, 2010
- Obama, South Korean leader say North Korea must face consequences for alleged ship sinking
- Demonstators hold hands at beaches around world to protest Gulf of Mexico oil spill
- Obama’s point man on the Gulf oil spill recovery will visit the region next week
- Top US military officer assures Afghan leader new commander won’t alter war strategy
- Top US military officer assures Karzai that new commander won’t alter war strategy
- Obama’s point man on the Gulf oil spill cleanup will visit the region next week
- BP says new tests show it’s on target to finish drilling relief well by mid-August
- Biden traveling to Gulf Coast on Tuesday to review efforts to halt oil spill
- More dirty signs of massive oil spill wash ashore; latest cap setback has residents skeptical
- More dirty signs of massive Gulf spill wash ashore; latest cap setback has residents skeptical
- BP enlists former FEMA chief James Lee Witt to help in Gulf oil spill
- Containment-cap blunder feeds frustration in Gulf as oil forces closing of first Fla. beach
- Salazar endorses two-year revolving door ban on former regulators working for industry
- US ambassador to Afghanistan: Time to move on after McChrystal ouster
- US ambassador to Afghanistan promises unified mission with Petraeus
- Some oil spill events from Thursday, June 24, 2010
- Afghan government: 7 civilians working on road construction killed in bomb attack
- Afghans relieved at choice of Gen. Petraeus to lead war
- NATO says 4 of its service members killed in a vehicle accident in southern Afghanistan
- House votes to giving subpoena power to panel investigating BP oil spill
- House Judiciary Committee approves subpoena for BP documents on claims payments
- Dems look for best way to exploit Barton’s apology to BP for their own political gain
- To lawyers, BP’s sometimes puzzling and vague PR strategy isn’t unusual at all
- McChrystal: says he resigned out of his commitment to see the mission in Afghanistan succeed
- Crews making progress on Arizona wildfire, 20 percent containment
- Some oil spill events from Wednesday, June 23, 2010
- Flagstaff residents allowed to return home as crews make progress fighting Arizona wildfire
- Hoyer urges White House summit with East Coast governors, local officials on oil spill
- Arizona officials to decide on allowing residents back home as crews make progress on wildfire
- APNewsBreak: New offshore drilling director will create internal investigations team
- Afghan leaders say firing NATO commander McChrystal over remarks could hurt war effort
- Who gets paid from oil spill fund? Obama’s czar has tough calls on claims far from the Gulf
- Crews gaining upper hand on Ariz. wildfire near Flagstaff; Colo. fire burns near Royal Gorge
- Oil execs slam Obama’s 6-month deepsea drilling moratorium, say world needs new oil supplies
- White House to appeal judge’s ruling against deepwater drilling moratorium after Gulf spill