...warlord, who escaped unscathed but killed five of his bodyguards northwest of Kabul , while a similar device, of the type favoured by Taliban insurgents , killed three civilians in the east. The Taliban-led insurgency against the...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, US, Taliban insurgents, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, Khost, and Kabul

...and let the car roll into a lake. She is serving a life sentence. Once home to thriving textile mills, and the site of historic Revolutionary War battles, Union County's unemployment rate now ranks among the top five in this state, which,...

In this article: Union County, Defendant, and Methamphetamine

How the last veteran of the First World War sparked off a battle between indie rockers Beck , Radiohead , The Fiery Furnaces Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:57 PM by Adam McDowell If you pay attention to the independent music press -...

In this article: Harry Patch, First World War, Beck, Radiohead, Harry Partch, and The Fiery Furnaces

...cafes, and a dozen chef-owned restaurants await. What Lexington and Concord are to the Revolutionary War , Fredericksburg is to the Civil War. The war between the states is in this city 's DNA. You can read about the standoff between Robert...

In this article: Civil War, Civil War, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia, and Gettysburg

...in the town's main hospital, confirmed the casualties. In the eastern province of Khost , a roadside bomb, similar to those used by Taliban insurgents , ripped through a civilian car, killing three non-combatants, local police said. Four...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, US, Taliban-led insurgency, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, European Union, and Transparency International

... Christmas re-enactment, local officials said. The 1776 surprise attack on Hessian forces in Trenton was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The event costs between $35,000 and $50,000 a year. Re-enactors and the Bucks County...

In this article: Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania, Trenton, Delaware, George Washington, Delaware River, and Washington Crossing Historic Park

Belgian authorities are still paying monthly allowances to much older victims of First World War munitions as well as survivors of the Second World War - including Belgian Jewish survivors of the Holocaust - and newly-arrived wounded from...

In this article: First World War, Ypres, Morphine, Bovekerke, Belgium, and Cannabis

...rate in the world -- 257 deaths per 1,000 live births, and 70 percent of the population lacks access to clean water, the agency said. As Taliban insurgents increase their presence across the country, growing insecurity is also making it...

In this article: Afghanistan, United Nations, Unicef, Taliban, Taliban insurgents, Thomson Reuters, Ann Veneman, Geneva, and Small business

In this article: William Calley, Defendant, World War II, Benedict Arnold, Billy Mitchell, Supreme Court, United States, and Revolutionary War

...the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 55 in favor, 39 against, short of the two-thirds majority needed for ratification. In 1942, during World War II , Russian forces launched their winter offensive against the Germans along the Don...

In this article: Indiana Pacers, Treaty of Versailles, Revolutionary War, World War II, Civil War, King Charles I of England, and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

A British soldier was killed in Helmand yesterday, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier, from The Royal Military Police , was shot during a gun battle in the Babaji area of Helmand Province. Spokesman for Task Force Helmand,...

In this article: British soldier, Royal Military Police, David Cameron, and Afghanistan

A British soldier from The Royal Military Police has been killed in Afghanistan , the Ministry of Defence said. Published: 8:03PM GMT 18 Nov 2009 The soldier was shot dead during a gun battle in the Babaji area of Helmand Province this...

In this article: British soldier, Royal Military Police, and Afghanistan

</p><p>The statue in historic Savannah 's Ellis Square gives Mercer an honor ordinarily reserved for the 18th-century founders and Revolutionary War heroes of Georgia 's oldest city. </p><p>The songwriter's grandson, Jim Corwin of Los...

In this article: Savannah, Revolutionary War, Moon River, Jeepers Creepers, Georgia, and Los Angeles

...near Sangin. Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield , spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that this morning a British soldier from the 3 RIFLES Battle Group was shot and killed while on patrol in Helmand...

In this article: British soldier, Afghanistan, and Sangin

LONDON : The British military has become embroiled in yet more controversy over its conduct in the Iraq war. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed it is investigating 33 new allegations by Iraqi civilians of rape and abuse against soldiers.

In this article: Allegation, British troops, Britain, Iraq War, The Independent, Corporal Donald Payne, and US

...lawn of McLevy Hall, renamed in 2006 as Col. Henry Mucci Memorial Green at Broad and State streets. Mucci , the city 's most famous World War II military figure, led the raid that rescued survivors of the Bataan Death March in the Philippines...

In this article: Korean War, World War II, Korea, and God

Charles Sheehan-Miles was a tank loader in the Gulf War , engaged in combat in the 24th Division. He had a hard time coming back to civilian life. How do you answer, he wonders, when someone asks, "How was it?" Sheehan -Miles wrote a...

In this article: Gulf War, Public Radio, National Public Radio, Democracy, All rights reserved, Iraqi Army, United States Army, and Saddam Hussein

...a monument be erected in honor of Pulaski , and in 1825 it finally was erected in Savannah. Posted on Fri, Nov. 06, 2009 07:51 PM Revolutionary War hero becomes honorary US citizen FILE - In this June 23, 2005, file photo a carving of...

In this article: Casimir Pulaski, George Washington, United States, American Revolutionary War, Savannah, Dennis Kucinich, Benjamin Franklin, Barack Obama, and Pulaski Day