US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs (AP) AP – In a summer of suffering, America’s military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war. See [...]

US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs (AP) AP – In a summer of suffering, America’s military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war. See [...]

Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker (AP) AP – Israeli warplanes fired missiles at five targets across Gaza, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people, the group said Saturday. See full article at Yahoo! News

Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker (AP) AP – Israeli warplanes fired missiles at five targets across Gaza, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people, the group said Saturday. See full article at Yahoo! News

Mexico’s TV channel cancels show after kidnappings (AP) AP – Mexico’s biggest television network canceled a popular news show to protest the kidnapping of four reporters, abductions that media advocates called an escalation of a campaign by drug gangs to control information. See full article at Yahoo! News