Veteran Baghdad Reporter Punctures Upbeat U.S. Assessments

"Journalists in Iraq are often criticized for being too positive or too negative about the conflict there -- or for sticking to their home offices as violence escalates. Yet there is much evidence that often they are still able to obtain, and express, a more accurate...

Fighting escalates ahead of Mideast ceasefire - Manila Standard Today

" More security measures in place around Metro Scientists: Mayon now at its most dangerous May, not June, is wedding month 2 missing in sinking Fighting escalates ahead of Mideast ceasefire JERUSALEM—Israel’s Cabinet convened Sunday to approve a Mideast ceasefire,...

Over 60 killed as Iraq violence escalates (AP)

" By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 13 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bombs killed more than 60 people and wounded more than 200 Sunday in Baghdad and the northern oil center of Kirkuk — a dramatic escalation of violence as U.S. and Iraqi forces crack down...