Obama in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP):Cheered wildly by United States troops, President Barack Obama flew unannounced into Iraq yesterday and promptly declared it was time for Iraqis to "take responsibility for their country" after America's commitment of six years...

Iraqi journalist's sentence reduced
BAGHDAD (AP): Iraq's highest court yesterday reduced the prison sentence for an Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush from three years to one...

Vermont joins 'happy' throng
MONTPELIER (AP): Vermont yesterday became the fourth state to sanction gay marriage when lawmakers voted to override a veto by the governor.

Still searching for quake survivors
Italy (AP): Relatives of the missing waited in agony yesterday as rescuers dug desperately for earthquake survivors, jarred by a strong aftershock that drove home the continuing danger in this historic central Italian city.The death toll from Italy's...