US warns of possible attacks at Afghan celebration (AP)

AP Exclusive: Bush study favors bigger Afghan army (AP)
AP - The Bush administration, in the midst of a wide review of its war strategy in Afghanistan, is likely to recommend soon to the incoming Obama administration that the U.S. push for further...

Iraqi labor minister escapes suicide car bombing (AP)
AP - Iraq's labor minister escaped assassination Thursday when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden SUV into his convoy, killing at least nine people in one of the safest areas of the...

Taliban kill around 30 people after stopping bus (AP)
AP - Taliban militants stopped a bus traveling on Afghanistan's main highway through a wild and dangerous part of the country's south, captured some 50 people on board and slaughtered around...

General wants help in Afghanistan now (AP)
AP - The top American military commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that he needs more troops and other aid "as quickly as possible" in a counterinsurgency battle that could get worse...

Pakistan warns US troops after exchange of fire (AP)
AP - Pakistan warned U.S. troops not to intrude on its territory Friday, after the two anti-terror allies traded fire along the volatile border with Afghanistan.