WASHINGTON - An investigation into allegations the Marine Corps delayed sending blast-resistant trucks to Iraq also will examine whether the Marines were negligent in delivering a laser to divert drivers and people from checkpoints and convoys, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. “Marines on the front lines sought the tool, known as a Compact High Power Laser Dazzler, but stateside... 

Islamabad : Pakistan`s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed three of the five petitions challenging a controversial order issued last year by President Pervez Musharraf to grant amnesty in corruption cases to slain former premier Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Abdul Hameed dismissed petitions filed by Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain... 

LORAIN, Ohio - Barack Obama accused Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday of trying to walk away from a long record of support for NAFTA, the free trade agreement that he said has cost 50,000 jobs in Ohio, site of next week`s primary. At the same time, he said attempts to repeal the trade deal “would probably result in more job losses than job gains in the United States.” One... 

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A provincial governor said Monday he had warned an anti-Taliban militia leader targeted in a suicide attack that militants were trying to kill him. The death toll in Afghanistan`s deadliest bombing since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion rose to more than 100. Afghans buried relatives and friends in the southern city of Kandahar on Monday, a day after a suicide bomber blew himself... 

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - Pervez Musharraf stepped down Wednesday from his powerful post as military commander, a day before he was due to be sworn in as Pakistan`s civilian president.During a change of command, Musharraf relinquished his post by handing over his ceremonial baton to his successor, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani.”(You) are the saviors of Pakistan,” Musharraf said in an emotional final...