U.S. still fighting in Iraq
BAGHDAD -- Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq's ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on

Teenager killed, eight injured during Kashmir protests
Srinagar, Kashmir - A 16-year-old protestor was killed and eight people were injured when security forces opened fire on a mob in India-administered Kashmir on Monday, police said.

Suicide car bomber kills 19 in NW Pakistan: police
At least 19 people were killed and 45 wounded when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday, destroying the building, police said.

Blast injures seven in Tajikistan nightclub: official
DUSHANBE: An explosion ripped through a discotheque in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe on Monday injuring seven people in the latest blast to hit the troubled ex-Soviet state, police said.

Despite Formal Combat End, US Troops Join Battle
Days after the official end of combat operations in Iraq, U.S. troops battled heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in Baghdad. No U.S. troops were killed, but 12 others died and dozens were wounded, officials said. (Sept. 5)