At Least 26 Are Killed in Attacks Targeting Iraqi Security Forces
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and TERENCE NEILAN

In an echo of Wednesday's blast, a bomber hit an army recruitment center in Baghdad, and several policemen died in other attacks.

The Way of the Commandos
By PETER MAASS

The counterinsurgency in Iraq is increasingly being waged by an elite regiment of Sunni-led fighters and they sometimes play by the rules of the old Iraq. Is the war getting dirtier?

U.S. holds 9 journos wihtout charges

Nine journalists are being held in Iraq on suspicion of aiding rebels, military says.

Murdoch's News Corp's profit slips

Blasts hit UK consulate in New York

Two small explosions went off outside the British consulate in New York, police said this morning.

Special report: United States

Why was Giuliana Sgrena's car attacked by U.S. forces?

Media manipulation by Bush and government

Neo-cons role in amassing dubious Iraq intel

How important is the Saudi oil to Bush's administration?