WASHINGTON – The Secret Service apprehended a man who was trying to jump the fence on the south side of the White House Sunday. Secret Service spokesman Tom Mazur identified the man as Roger Witmer, 44, of Washington, who faces charges of unlawful entry and disorderly conduct. Mazur said members …
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LONDON – “Definitely Maybe,” the debut album by Oasis, has beaten the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in a British vote for the greatest album of all time, organizers said Thursday. The Beatles also took third place with “Revolver” and had three other albums in the Top 100 …
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DILI, East Timor – Gangs of young men hurled rocks at a camp housing refugees and torched buildings in East Timor‘s capital Wednesday as violence erupted between supporters and opponents of the recently ousted prime minister. Australian peacekeepers forced 100 youths away from the camp, which houses hundreds of people …
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BAGHDAD – Editor’s note: U.S. Army Capt. Dan Sukman is serving a one-year deployment to Iraq. For previous entries and his bio, see the Soldier’s Diary archives. 28 June 2006 Thank God it’s Wednesday. Another Tuesday done and over with. Things are about back to normal this week following last …
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CORDELIA, Calif. – The International Bird Rescue Research Center in Cordelia plans to raise funds with an unusual duck X-ray. The bird came in with a broken wing, but when Marie Travers, assistant manager of the center, radiographed the duck, she was stunned to see a very clear image of …
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Denmark is to set up seven unmanned measuring stations along the edge of Greenland’s vast ice cap, to monitor how fast the frozen sheet covering the massive island is thinning, Environment Minister Connie Hedegaard announced Friday. The move followed claims by scientists that the effects of climate …
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – The United States wants to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay but needs assurances that detainees won’t pose a security risk or face torture when they’re sent to other countries, a senior U.S. State Department official said Monday. “It really shows the conundrum that …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces have carried out 452 raids across Iraq using information gained from the attack that killed terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and 104 insurgents were killed during those actions, the U.S. military said Thursday. Meanwhile Iraqi officials said a blueprint for trying to start a war …
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The following is a partial transcript of the June 11, 2006, edition of “FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace”: “FOX NEWS SUNDAY” HOST CHRIS WALLACE: Joining us now, live from Baghdad, is General George Casey, the commander of multinational forces in Iraq. General Casey, welcome back to “FOX News Sunday”. …
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WASHINGTON – For the critically ill, blood sugar that’s even slightly higher than normal increases the chance of death, says a study that tracked 216,000 intensive-care patients in veterans hospitals. The risk was highest in patients suffering heart attacks, strokes or other cardiovascular conditions — and in patients with undiagnosed …
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