Where war is way of life
You have to speak loudly to be heard in the shops and living rooms of this frontier town southeast of the fabled Khyber Pass along the almost lawless Afghan border....
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Students learning philosophy of Taliban
The headmaster of a Taliban-aligned religious school near the Afghan border disavows terrorism as un-Islamic, but he cannot avoid talking about the killing of more Americans, perhaps at the hands...
Bin Laden fax urges holy war
A faxed message attributed to Osama bin Laden called Monday for Muslims in Pakistan to unite and wage holy war against American-led forces preparing to retaliate for the Sept. 11...
Leader tries to explain aid to U.S.
The president of Muslim Pakistan rallied his nation Wednesday night to support the United States in possible military strikes against targets in Afghanistan, arguing that America is fighting terrorism, not...
Worry gives way to feeling of helplessness
For Patrick Gallagher, a Latin American recruiter for Loyola College of Maryland, Tuesday was a day of deep and bitter frustration. Phone lines to the United States from Panama City,...
Prince `out of his mind,’ uncle says
There is no sense crying, Suraj Shamsher Rana quietly explained, because nothing can bring back his dead sister, the queen. And there is no satisfaction in analyzing the reasons behind...
CHINA DIGS IN HEELS ON APOLOGY
China granted American diplomats a third meeting with the detained crew of an American spy plane early Sunday as top Chinese officials rejected Bush administration expressions of regret and insisted...
U.S. AND CHINA MOVING CLOSER TO RESOLUTION
American diplomats were hopeful Saturday that they would be granted a third meeting with the captive crew of an American spy plane as the United States and China appeared to...
TALKS TAKE POSITIVE STEPS
The standoff with China over the stranded crew of a U.S. spy plane appeared to move closer to resolution Friday, as the two nations discussed issuing a formal exchange of...
BUSH OFFERS OWN REGRETS
President Bush expressed regret Thursday over the loss of a Chinese fighter pilot involved in the collision with a U.S. spy plane, while administration and Chinese officials engaged in intensive...