Reuters - Republican presidential
candidate John McCain accused his Democratic rivals on Monday
of making "reckless" promises they cannot keep by pledging
speedy U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq.
AP - The IRA dissidents responsible for Northern Ireland's bloodiest terror attack should pay for their crime, a lawyer argued Monday as he launched an unprecedented civil lawsuit against five men accused of being behind the car bombing.
Reuters - The five permanent members of the
U.N. Security Council and Germany plan to meet in April to
discuss whether to sweeten incentives they have offered Iran to
curb its nuclear program, U.S. officials said on Monday.
AFP - A draft agreement between the United States and Iraq shows that the two countries are including a provision for an open-ended American military commitment to the war-torn country, The Guardian reported Tuesday.
AP - As of Monday, April 7, 2008, at least 4,023 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,274 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
AP - U.S. military death milestones in Iraq:
AP - Since the slow withdrawal of U.S. troops began in December, violence in Iraq has seesawed up and down, underscoring the instability of the country as it begins to depend more on its own security forces.
AP - About 7,000 employees of a U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees staged a strike in Jordan on Monday to demand pay hikes to help cover the spiraling cost of food and fuel.
AP - Five teenagers brandishing baseball bats and machetes rampaged through a suburban Sydney school Monday and hit a teacher over the head, police said. Eighteen students were treated for minor injuries.
Reuters - President George W. Bush could
announce as early as Thursday that U.S. soldiers' tours in Iraq
and Afghanistan will be cut back to one year from the 15 months
now served, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday.