What’s going to happen to the tank? The Pentagon’s 70-ton Abrams may be battle-tested and almost iconic but perhaps not as important to the kinds of fluid, counter-insurgencies the U.S
Tanks But No Tanks: The U.S. Goes Back to the Drawing Board
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Drobga and Chelsea sweat on UEFA action
Chelsea will learn in the "course of the next week" what action will be taken against the Premier League club and individual players after their fiery Champions League exit to Barcelona on Wednesday. Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack are facing possible sanction for confronting referee Tom Henning Ovrebo over his decision to turn down several penalty appeals.
Armstrong cleared by French doping agency
Lance Armstrong has been cleared to ride in this year’s Tour de France after the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) confirmed they would not be launching any disciplinary procedures against the seven-time champion. The AFLD opted not to take any action against the 37-year-old, following an incident in the French riviera town of Beaulieu-sur-Mer on March 17. The American returned from a training ride to find a doping official at his French home.
Liverpool missing Gerrard for Arsenal clash
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been ruled out of their crunch Premier League clash against Arsenal at Anfield on Tuesday. Gerrard’s groin injury is threatening Liverpool’s bid for a first English league title in 19 years, with manager Rafael Benitez admitting that it will be “difficult” for him to recover in time for Saturday’s match at Hull
Hewitt claims U.S. Clay Court Championship
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt claimed his first ATP Tour title in over two years as he beat Wayne Odesknik of the United States in the final of the U.S.
Captain tried to escape pirates, U.S. official says
Richard Phillips, the captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, tried to escape from his captors Thursday night by jumping out of the lifeboat where he’s being held, a U.S. official said Friday. Phillips was believed to be trying to swim to the USS Bainbridge, a naval warship that is in communication with the gunmen holding Phillips off Somalia’s coast, the official said.
U.S. to North Korea: Don’t launch your missile
The State Department on Thursday sent a blunt, public message to North Korea: Don’t launch your missile.
Funeral bombing kills at least 14 in Iraq
A suicide bomb exploded at a Kurdish funeral in the northern Iraqi town of Jalawla Monday evening, killing at least 14 people and wounding 31 others, according to local police. The ongoing fierce gun battles in the densely forested and foliaged mountain range of Shamswari, the deadliest in recent months, entered its fourth day Monday. “The thorough combing operation is in progress, and it is expected that a few more terrorists may be holed up in the area including an isolated house,” Lt
Kashmir fighting death toll hits 19
The toll in the raging gunfights between the militants and Indian army in the Indian administered Kashmir rose to 19 Monday with the killing of four more Indian army troopers and five militants. The ongoing fierce gun battles in the densely forested and foliaged mountain range of Shamswari, the deadliest in recent months, entered its fourth day Monday
Former border agents optimistic about future after prison release
Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos began their "supervised release" Friday after President Bush commuted their sentences in January for convictions related to the shooting of a Mexican drug smuggler.