UNITED STATES - John Muhammad's lawyer wants sentence thrown out
Virginia (AP): Convicted Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad should never have been allowed to act as his own lawyer for part of his 2003 capital murder trial, his attorney said yesterday in a federal appeals hearing.Muhammad's conviction ...

AFGHANISTAN - Taliban targets gov't buildings
KABUL (AP):Eleven Taliban suicide bombers struck government buildings yesterday in a bold, day-long assault in eastern Afghanistan, sparking running gun battles with United States (US) and Afghan forces that killed 20...