Lawlessness and terrorism rule Iraq five years after 9/11
Ties between Saddam’s regime and Islamic terrorist groups were never found, nor were the weapons of mass destruction. Instead the invasion led to something much more dangerous: bigger and more professional terrorist organizations. 

Police discover 65 bodies across Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Police found the bodies of 65 men who had been tortured, shot and dumped, most around Baghdad, while car bombs, mortar attacks and shootings killed at least 30 people around Iraq and injured dozens more.

Israeli general announces resignation
JERUSALEM – An Israeli general pushed aside in the middle of the recent war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon announced his resignation on Wednesday, the army said.

Bomb kills 10, mostly children, in Turkey
The death toll from a bombing in a predominantly Kurdish city in southeastern Turkey rose to 10 Wednesday after three victims died of their wounds. It was the country’s deadliest single bombing since an al-Qaeda attack in 2003.

Syrians fight off attack on U.S. Embassy
DAMASCUS, Syria – Syrian guards foiled an attempt by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants to blow up the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, exchanging fire outside the compound’s walls with gunmen who shouted “God is great” and tried to storm in with automatic weapons and hand grenades.

Solana, Larijani to meet over Iran nukes
BRUSSELS, Belgium – The European Union’s foreign policy chief will meet Iran’s top nuclear negotiator on Thursday, an EU spokeswoman said.

173 killed in Afghan suicide bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan – Suicide bombings have killed 173 people in Afghanistan this year, NATO announced Wednesday amid a sharp escalation of Taliban violence that saw 16 militants slain in southern clashes and an aid worker gunned down in the west.

Nonaligned want terrorism redefined
HAVANA – Iran, Syria, North Korea and more than 100 other nations are pushing to broaden the world’s definition of “terrorism” to include the U.S. occupation of Iraq and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Mexican officials to burn ballots
MEXICO CITY – Electoral officials said Tuesday that they will burn the ballots from the disputed presidential election despite calls from both candidates to spare them.