Twin blasts rock market south of Baghdad; at least 5 killed

Twin blasts kill 5 at market south of Baghdad

Maryland State Police say bus driver in I-270 bus crash had heart attack, slumped over wheel

Police: Bus driver had heart attack in Md. crash

Iran says delay in starting first nuclear power plant is result of leak, not computer worm

Iran: Nuclear delay due to leak, not computer worm

Iraq Sunni-backed bloc united against PM al-Maliki staying in power, spokesman says

Iraq’s Sunni-backed bloc united against al-Maliki

Spokesman: Iraq’s Sunni-backed bloc united against Prime Minister al-Maliki staying in power

Iraq’s pro-Sunni bloc united against al-Maliki bid

Iran says ’small leak’ and not computer worm behind delay in activating nuclear power plant

Iran: Leak, not computer worm, behind plant delay

Bombing strikes convoy of Iraqi government official, kills 1 guard

Bomb hits convoy of Iraqi official, kills 1

Osama bin Laden surfaces with humanitarian appeal for Pakistani floods in 2nd tape in 24-hours

Osama bin Laden softens tone, but to what end?

In 2nd tape in 24-hours, bin Laden accuses Muslim nations of poor response to Pakistan floods

In 2nd tape, bin Laden urges Pakistan flood relief

Anti-US Shiite cleric backs al-Maliki for PM in move that could pave way for new government

Iraqi Shiite cleric backs al-Maliki in key boost

Iraq’s prime minister gets strong boost from Shiite cleric

Iraqi Shiite cleric backs al-Maliki

BAGHDAD — Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is backing Iraq’s prime minister to retain power in a move that could speed an end to the seven-month political impasse.

In new tape, bin Laden presents himself as protector of Pakistanis after devastating floods

Bin Laden uses Pakistani floods to drum up support

Police repel Baghdad bank robbers armed with bombs and guns, leaving 3 dead

Failed bank heist in Baghdad leaves 3 dead

Spokesman: DC sightseers hurt in Md. bus crash that killed driver still in hospitals

DC sightseers hurt in bus crash still in hospitals

Gang tries to storm bank in Baghdad with bombs and gunfire; 2 police killed

Failed bank heist in Baghdad leaves 2 police dead

DC sightseers hurt in Md. bus crash that killed driver; dozen taken to hospital, some critical

DC sightseers hurt in bus crash, driver killed

Driver dead, dozen hurt when bus plunges off suburban DC highway; several children aboard

Driver dead, dozen hurt in bus plunge outside DC

Driver of bus killed when it plunges off suburban DC highway; several children, parents aboard

Bus driver killed in plunge off DC-area highway

1 dead, dozen hurt when bus plunges off suburban DC highway; several children, parents aboard

1 dead, dozen hurt in bus crash outside DC

1 dead, several hurt when bus plunges off suburban DC highway; crews extricate those trapped

1 dead, more hurt in bus crash outside DC

BETHESDA, Md. — A commuter bus plunged off a highway Wednesday outside the nation’s capital, killing one person and injuring about a dozen, including children, authorities said.

State police: 1 person may be dead as bus plunges off I-495 in Md. suburbs of DC, more hurt

1 may be dead in bus crash on highway outside DC

Navy: Survivors of boat off Somalia that capsized during rescue effort moved to other US ship

Survivors of capsized boat put on other US ship

Claims by Shiite militia brings worries about Iran’s hand in Iraq

Iraqi Shiite militia hints of Iran’s hand in south

Officials: Late night attacks kill 3 police officers in 2 northern Iraqi cities

BAGHDAD — Officials say three police officers have been killed in late night attacks in two northern Iraqi cities, including a bombing that also injured eight bystanders.

Beyond brain injuries and PTSD, soldiers’ urological war wounds may get Congressional scrutiny

Congress asked for study of urological war wounds

Navy says it was aiding broken-down boat off Somalia when it capsized, killing at least 13

Navy says 13 die during rescue of boat off Somalia

Boat carrying African migrants capsizes near Yemen, drowning 13, says US Navy

African migrants boat capsizes near Yemen, 13 die

Slayings with silencers on rise in wave of Iraq insurgent hits

Silenced slayings on the rise in Iraq

BAGHDAD — For about $100 at outlaw workshops, gunmen can get what’s become the tool of choice in Baghdad these days: silencers for pistols and automatic weapons.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts remote area in southern Iran, killing 1 person

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake kills 1 in south Iran

Baghdad bomb injures news anchor in latest attack on Iraqi TV staff

Baghdad bomb injures Iraqi state TV news anchor

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard cross into Iraq to go after bombing suspects, killing 30

Iran crosses into Iraq to hit bombing suspects

American mothers of war dead find solace in embrace of Iraq’s grieving women

Iraqi women embrace American mothers of war dead

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has ambushed and killed suspects from last week’s bombing

Iran kills bombing suspects in border clash

Police say Baghdad highway ambush kills government anti-corruption employee

Iraqi government employee killed in ambush

Blast near former insurgent base kills 4 Iraqi police

4 Iraqi police killed in blast near Fallujah

Jewish settlers in West Bank prepare for end of building freeze as US races to rescue talks

Israel: Settlers brace for end of building freeze

Al-Qaida in Iraq claims responsibility for Baghdad bombings that killed at least 31

Al-Qaida in Iraq claims Baghdad bombings

BAGHDAD — Al-Qaida’s front group in Iraq claimed responsibility Friday for two Baghdad bombings last week that killed at least 31 people at a government security agency and what it called an “evil” mobile phone provider.

Iraqi police say bomb attached to family car kills 4 children in Baghdad

Iraqi police say blast kills 4 children in Baghdad

Raid in Fallujah brings messy aftermath for Iraqi and US forces

Fallujah raid highlights Iraq’s security concerns

Gunmen kill army officer assigned to protect top Iraqi officials; 4 children die in blast

Baghdad gunmen kill army officer in ambush

Iran official says group behind bomb blast that killed 12 has been identified, gives no name

Iran says group behind deadly bombing identified

Probe focuses on cargo risks aboard UPS 747 that crashed in Dubai after smoke filled cockpit

Probe of UPS crash in Dubai looks at cargo risks

Bomb attack kills 12 spectators at military parade in western Iran; Kurdish rebels blamed

Bomb attack kills 12 people in western Iran

Violence erupts in east Jerusalem after deadly shooting of Palestinian, clouding peace efforts

Violence in east Jerusalem clouds peace efforts

Bomb attack kills 7 spectators at military parade in western Iran

Bomb attack kills 7 people in western Iran

Bomb attack kills 10 spectators at military parade in western Iran; Kurdish rebels blamed

Bomb attack kills 10 people in western Iran

Determined to win: After a rocket blew her legs off, Iraqi woman triumphs in wheelchair tennis

Iraqi tennis player aims to be Venus in wheelchair

Roadside bombing kills 2 Iraqi soldiers in restive northern city

Blast kills 2 Iraqi soldiers in country’s north

Kurdish rebels extend Ramadan cease-fire in Turkey for another week, back school boycott

Kurdish rebels extend Turkish cease-fire one week

Report: Kurdish rebels extend unilateral cease-fire in Turkey

Report: Kurdish rebels extend cease-fire

ANKARA, Turkey — A news agency says Kurdish rebels have extended by a week a unilateral cease-fire that they declared for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.