Roadside bomb kills 4 policemen, wounds 9 in Baquba; rocket attack on policeman's house kills man's brother, 4 children in Balad Ruz

Defense Minister Antonio Martino says Italy's paramilitary force trained 11,000 Iraqi police officers, Italian army trained nearly 2,000 soldiers

Military court finds Lewis Welshofer Jr. guilty of negligent homicide

President says recent gains in US economy are result of his record tax cuts

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz says international diplomacy must be first course of action

Georgian president also calls Moscow an 'unprincipled blackmailer' for recently doubling price it charges Georgia for gas

Ethnic Ijaw leaders Saturday appealed to militants holding 4 foreign oil workers

Thai government says attacks are most likely in response to its efforts to prevent militants from detonating bombs using signals from mobile phones

Swiss Guards protected 42 popes; 110 guards make up Vatican army, which is smallest, oldest in the world