US Troops Withdraw From Iraq Despite Fears Over Violence -- The Telegraph
The last brigade of frontline American troops poured over the Iraqi border into Kuwait, marking the end of US combat operations despite rising violence and a lack of functioning government in the country.
Under strict operational secrecy, 1,200 troops of the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, passed over the Khabari border crossing just before dawn. Thousands more were flown out of the country.
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MIDDLE EAST
Cyprus to Lebanon: We will turn back Gaza-bound aid ship.
Palestinian Authority faces cash crunch as Arab states cut aid.
Plan for Israel-Palestinian peace talks coming soon.
Goodbye Iraq: Last US combat brigade heads home. U.S. says troop numbers in Iraq at 56,000.
UAE to protect Iran trade despite sanctions.
Lebanon grants Palestinian refugees right to work.
SYRIA: Historic secret study reveals most Syrians dissatisfied, outspoken.
ASIA
Protests in Kashmir test India’s inclusive ideals.
Swat Valley, reeling from fighting, now battles floods. Floods in Pakistan affect millions; U.N.-led relief effort lacks financial support. Why many Pakistani-Americans aren't sending flood donations home.
Central, South Asian leaders meet in Russia.
U.S., Philippine militaries discussed China's `assertiveness' at meeting.
Blast kills 7, wounds 14 in restive far west China.
US raises Myanmar heat with war crimes panel call.
N.Korea 'plotting biochemical attack'?
Australia's Labor to scrape back into power.
AFRICA
Rebels kill 3 in U.N. Force in Congo.
Ethiopia faces era of one-party rule.
Mandela charity trustee resigns over Campbell diamonds.
South African police fire rubber bullets on striking civil servants. Violence erupts during South Africa strike.
EUROPE
Yugoslav's War Crimes Court orders probe of prosecutors.
Nordic economies risk housing market collapse.
Britain's David Cameron seeks smaller government, more citizen involvement.
France begins controversial Roma expulsion.
Cold front ends heat spell over western Russia.
AMERICAS
Colombian court: U.S. base agreement unconstitutional.
U.S. reviews options after Colombia court voids base agreement.
FARC guerrilla gets 29 years for drug trafficking in U.S.
State's Guard troops headed to border duty will have focused mission.
Wyclef Jean says his Haiti candidacy a 'wild card'.
Booming Brazil Is Like the 'US in the 1950s': Sam Zell.
Peru court revokes parole for US 'rebel' Lori Berenson.
Poll: 1 in 5 Americans thinks Obama is a Muslim.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
CIA forms new center to combat nukes, WMDs.
Fatah al Islam chief killed while traveling to Iraq.
Obama's pledge to close down Guantanamo is 'not even close'.
Jihadist blogger thought to be creator of Al Qaeda website could be indicted on terrorism charges.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
America's long-term debt: The real problem.
Budget analysts see 2010 deficit at $1.3 trillion.
More tough US economic times forecast by CBO.
US says bankruptcies reach nearly 5-year high.
Obama says housing glut hindering economic recovery.
Four banks face big losses on repurchases.
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