Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war | EIN EL-HILWEH, Lebanon — When Syrian warplanes bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus last December, Umm Sami rounded up her three sons, shut the windows and locked the doors so they co... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Boston Herald Photos Refugees Syria War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war Turning tide? Lawmakers look to Pentagon for budget cuts | WASHINGTON — As another debt-deal deadline looms this winter in Congress, an unusual alliance of lawmakers has joined forces to put the Pentagon budget under greater scrutiny and to end the al... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull) The State Defence Pentagon Photos US Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States Top Stories How the Vietnam War will shape Obama's second term | The men who fought in Vietnam, a war that symbolizes America's overreach and failures abroad, haven't ascended to the presidency in the way that the World War... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette America Photos Vietnam War Wikipedia: Barack Obama Iraqi extremists try to harness opposition rage | BAGHDAD — Iraqi insurgents are trying to capitalize on the rage of anti-government protesters and the instability caused by rising civil unrest, complicating the ... (photo: US Army / Capt. Christopher Miles) Boston Herald Al Qaida Iraq Photos Protest Wikipedia: Al-Qaeda in Iraq Iraq Sunnis threaten army attacks after protest deaths Sunni leaders in Anbar have threatened to launch attacks against the army in the western Iraqi province after five protesters were shot dead in Fallujah. | The anti-gover... (photo: AP / Bilal Fawzi) BBC News Iraq Photos Protests Violence Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency Iraq: Ban strongly condemns latest wave of terrorist attacks | Print | 25 January 2013 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned a recent wave of terrorist attacks across Iraq that killed hundreds ... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas) United Nations Iraq Photos Terrorism UN Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon State tests women in combat role | COLONIE — The New York Army National Guard will serve as a testing ground for the Pentagon's new policy of integrating females into combat battalions. | Saying wo... (photo: US Navy / Josh Ives) Times Union Afghanistan Defence Pentagon Photos Wikipedia: Afghanistan Two blasts, suicide attack kill 17 in Baghdad | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three blasts, including a suicide bomber attack near an army base, killed least 17 people across Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest violence as Shi'ite ... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban) Chicago Tribune Baghdad Bombing Photos Violence Wikipedia: Baghdad bombing Iraq oil row: Maliki holds rare meeting with Exxon chief | BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held talks with ExxonMobil's chief on Monday, a rare meeting with the US energy giant whose disputed deal with the autonom... (photo: US Coastguard / PA1 Tom Sperduto) Middle East Online Baghdad Industry Oil Photos Bombings in Iraq kill Shia pilgrims A series of bomb attacks across Iraq has killed at least 12 people, most of them Shia pilgrims, officials say. | The worst incident was north of the capital, Baghdad, whe... (photo: AP / Emad Matti) BBC News Bombing Iraq Photos Shia Pilgrims Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) String of attacks across Iraq kill at least 31 | BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber driving a vehicle packed with explosives blew himself up outside the offices of a major Kurdish party in northern Iraq early Wednesday,... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) Boston Herald Iraq Kurdistan Photos Suicide Attack Terrorism Wikipedia: Iraqi Kurdistan 2012 military suicides hit a record high of 349 | WASHINGTON: Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are predicting... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) Ohio Military Pentagon Photos Suicides United States Wikipedia: United States Armed Forces
