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Civil War Photos: Help Sought to Solve Old... ABC News The names of the two little girls are an enduring mystery, their images found among crumpled bodies on Civil War battlefields. Each is posed primly on chairs, ringlets cascading past the rouged cheeks of one, the other dressed in a frilly hoop dress. See all stories on this topic »

War over entrance exam intensifies: IIT-Kanpur forms admission panel Daily Bhaskar New Delhi: The war within IITs over the HRD Minister Kapil Sibal's 'one-nation one-test' proposal escalated on Sunday with faculties of all IITs attacking director of Kharagpur, Damodar Acharya, for his support to the government's move. See all stories on this topic »

Brown to renew his war of words with Murdoch as former PM appears at Leveson Daily Mail By Martin Robinson With his ever-loyal wife Sarah beside him for support, Gordon Brown arrived at the Leveson Inquiry this morning to have a say in his now infamous war of words with Rupert Murdoch. The former Prime Minister is expected to ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

China's Property War: Mission Abandoned Wall Street Journal By TOM ORLIK China's government has waved the white flag in its war with property developers. A temporary cease-fire might be an opportunity to buy in. Wharf Holdings —a Hong Kong developer—certainly thinks so. On Friday, Wharf purchased 5.1 billion ... See all stories on this topic »

Candidates in Mexico Signal a New Tack in the Drug War New York Times MEXICO CITY — The top three contenders for Mexico's presidency have all promised a major shift in the country's drug war strategy, placing a higher priority on reducing the violence in Mexico than on using arrests and seizures to block the flow of ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

War of 1812 dead honored with re-enactment, service Buffalo News Even 200 years later, the Western New York community wouldn't let the sacrifices made by soldiers on both sides of the War of 1812 go unnoticed. Canadian and American service members, veterans and civic organization members gathered at noon at Aero ... See all stories on this topic » Buffalo News

War Study: Troops Had Bad Intel, Worse Spin Wired News By Spencer Ackerman Ten years of war have given the US military more than its share of frustrations. According to an internal Pentagon study, two of them were as fundamental as they were related: Troops had terrible intelligence about Iraq and ... See all stories on this topic »

Lebanon War of Lies Al-Arabiya By Uri Avnery Thirty years ago this week, the Israeli army crossed into Lebanon and started the most stupid war in Israel's history. It lasted for 18 years. About 1500 Israeli soldiers and untold numbers of Lebanese and Palestinians were killed. See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

Priorities in Mexico's Drug War New York Times On priorities in the drug war: "The adjustment in the strategy is to focus on decreasing violence. And that means that the whole Mexican state, jointly between the three levels of government — state, federal and municipal — should really focus its ... See all stories on this topic »

Cold War pilot Francis Gary Powers to get Silver Star CNN The incident was one of the most dramatic and tense moments of the Cold War, and is credited in large part with the collapse of arms control talks between the US and the Soviet Union at the Paris Summit. After the United States denied the downed plane ... See all stories on this topic »

War on graft has become a joke India Today The lacklustre quality of the latest episode in our longest running non-fiction TV serial could be attributed to the searing Delhi heat. It could equally convincingly be read as a sign of the waning of the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement. See all stories on this topic » India Today

Germans Recover Stuka Bomber Wreck From Baltic Sea ABC News German military divers are working to hoist the wreck of a Stuka dive bomber from the floor of the Baltic Sea, a rare example of the plane that once wreaked havoc over Europe as part of the Nazis' war machine. The single-engine monoplane carried sirens ... See all stories on this topic »

The Second World War by Antony Beevor: review Telegraph.co.uk His account of the siege of Stalingrad, published in 1998, started the boom in books about the Second World War and introduced many to a new way of writing about it, from the perspective of the ordinary man rather than that of his masters. See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

England must fight War of the Roses London Free Press By James Lawton, QMI Agency England's national soccer coach Roy Hodgson looks on during a training session for their Euro 2012 soccer match against France, at Suche Stawy stadium in Krakow June 8, 2012. (Nigel Roddis/REUTERS) Though it hangs on to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Nigeria: War on the Church, Islamist group strikes again The Africa Report By Konye Obaji Ori Nigeria's Islamist group, Boko Haram is not relenting on in its war against Christians after it attacked two more churches on Sunday. "We launched these attacks to prove the Nigerian security wrong and to debunk their claim that we ... See all stories on this topic »

Vietnam War pilot from Brooklyn Center finally comes home Minneapolis Star Tribune The Vietnam War attack-plane pilot, a University of Minnesota graduate, will be buried Monday with full military honors at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. In the years since he went missing, his parents have died, but his brother, sister and other ... See all stories on this topic » Minneapolis Star Tribune

Airline industry: EU emissions trading scheme 'could risk trade war' The Guardian European attempts to enforce its emissions trading scheme on airlines may undermine a global solution to curb aviation's environmental damage and risk a trade war, Iata claims. The International Air Transport Association, which represents 240 airlines ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

War War Z To Undergo Rewrite And Reshoots Contactmusic.com Brad Pitt's 'World War Z' is set to undergo a script rewrite and extensive reshoots after problems with the first cut. Brad Pitt's 'World War Z' is set to undergo a script rewrite and extensive reshoots even though filming has ended. See all stories on this topic »

Modi-Joshi poster war intensifies Business Standard PTI / Rajkot June 11, 2012, 04:15 The bitter poster war between Narendra Modi and his detractor Sanjay Joshi today intensified with pamphlets and posters targeting the Gujarat Chief Minister and referring to the "massacre for political power" appearing ... See all stories on this topic »

Lawmakers unite in effort to end war in Afghanistan USA TODAY A bipartisan group of nine lawmakers has enlisted the help of an Army whistle-blower in their determined efforts to bring a swift end to the war in Afghanistan. Many members of Congress on the panel called the 2014 troop withdrawal an "artificial date. See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asks judges to dismiss his war ... Washington Post AMSTERDAM — Former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic has asked UN judges to dismiss his war crimes case halfway through the trial. Prosecutors finished presenting evidence against Karadzic last month, and he is calling for dismissal of ... See all stories on this topic »

War of 1812 confirmed the nation 200 years ago LubbockOnline.com The War of 1812, as forgotten as Korea, was eclipsed on the east by the rising sun of the American Revolution, and on the west by the somber sunset of the Civil War. By Ray Westbrook The War of 1812, as forgotten as Korea, was eclipsed on the east by ... See all stories on this topic »

40 years later, girl in iconic Vietnam napalm photo thanks those who saved her ... Detroit Free Press TORONTO -- It was a chilling photograph that came to symbolize the horrors of the Vietnam War -- and ultimately helped end it. It also saved the life of Kim Phuc, who was just 9 when her village was attacked by South Vietnamese planes on June 8, 1972. See all stories on this topic »

Cole war is over as Cheryl and Nadine Coyle make up on night out in London ... Mirror.co.uk Feuding Girls Aloud stars Cheryl Cole and Nadine Coyle have buried the hatchet – over a bottle of bubbly. The bandmates – who haven't been seen in public together since the band took a break in 2009 – bumped into each other on Saturday night. See all stories on this topic »

Syria's dead are victims of the new Cold War Daily Mail The old cliché is that truth is the first casualty in war. We still argue about why the two world wars were fought — even though it's the centenary of the first one in 2014. But the so-called Arab Spring — of which the Syrian civil war is part — is ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

The Legal Fog Between War and Peace New York Times 2 man in Al Qaeda, last week, the program's lawfulness turns on one simple question: Are we at war? Try to answer that question, however, and the simplicity falls away. In the skies over Afghanistan and Pakistan, the basic distinction between war and ... See all stories on this topic »

On brink of Bosnia-style war: Britain could send in troops to Syria says ... Mirror.co.uk Britain could be forced to send troops into Syria if the bloodshed escalates into all-out civil war, William Hague warned yesterday. The Foreign Secretary said that time for a diplomatic solution is rapidly running out and the country is "on the edge" ... See all stories on this topic »

The War Machines TIME (blog) An iRobot Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle peers into a front door in this war game, alerting its operator, far left, to what's inside via video. That was made clear in the skies over Pakistan a week ago, when an unmanned drone killed al-Qaeda's No. See all stories on this topic » TIME (blog)

FACT CHECK: Looming tax hike not the biggest ever Fox News When those factors are taken into account, the largest tax increases were those imposed to help pay for World War II — back when the US raised additional revenue to pay for wars instead of simply borrowing. Nevertheless, it is an exaggeration that has ... See all stories on this topic »

Intersections of peace and war Asia Times Online The important junctions of peace and war that come to mind were during the 1980s, which served as a crucial time in America's history. Already there were some junctures with clear warning signs, signs that pointed to disaster. See all stories on this topic »

'Western media hype war on Syria'‎ Press TV The US is as good as at war with Iran right now with all the embargoes and financial restrictions that have been put on it and its all for one reason and one reason only: so Obama can be seen as tough, and a war-president who's willing to what? See all stories on this topic » Press TV

Win the war in the midfield NEWS.com.au WIN the midfield battle and you win the war, footy analysts say. If that's the case, Melbourne needs a massive form swing to get close to Collingwood in today's Queen's Birthday clash. The Magpies have been firing missiles all season while the Demons ... See all stories on this topic »

War of 1812 shaped America 200 years ago Hometownlife.com The War of 1812 officially began June 17, 1812. It is being commemorated or remembered on its 200th anniversary. The war was a draw. At the Treaty of Ghent everything went back to the status quo antebellum. The Americans were free to spread across the ... See all stories on this topic »

Wallabies star David Pocock bears scars of Welsh breakdown war WalesOnline by Gareth Griffiths, Western Mail Australia's captain David Pocock was bearing the scars of victory after helping inspire the Wallabies to victory over Wales. Pocock triumphed in his much-anticipated breakdown battle with Wales captain Sam Warburton as ... See all stories on this topic »

Bitter Divide Remains in Ivory Coast a Year After Civil War TIME A year after Ivory Coast's war ended, the country remains as divided as ever due to a lack of action by Ivory Coast's neighbors to root out rebels hiding on their sides of the border. By Alex Perry | @PerryAlexJ | June 11, 2012 | + The bodies of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Tracing a Korean War vet who never returned AsiaOne By Paul Kerry Herb Stankiewicz went to Korea to fight in the Korean War and has stayed there ever since. Now in his early 80s, he has remained something of an enigma. Letters have been occasional and brief. The most recent photo the family has of him ... See all stories on this topic » AsiaOne

The Invisible War Filmmaker Kirby Dick Takes on the Pentagon Newsweek His latest film, The Invisible War, is an investigation into the ongoing "epidemic" of sexual assault within the US military. It includes the testimony of dozens of women, and a few men, whose experiences in the armed forces included not just rape, ... See all stories on this topic » Newsweek

Karadzic asks judges to dismiss his war crimes case CTV.ca AP In this image taken from International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) TV camera, showing Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic as he gives his opening statement on Monday, March 1, 2010, at the UN war crimes tribunal for ... See all stories on this topic » CTV.ca

Is the cold war back? Philippine Star This was, after all, one of the principal reasons for our shared sacrifice in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam." P-Noy made our expectations from "our only treaty ally" loud and clear. But whether America will risk a major conflict to come to our aid ... See all stories on this topic »

World War Z production suffers third act failure TG Daily As such, it wasn't really news-worthy when Forster desided to reshoot a few scenes of Warld War Z, but now the director famed for Monster's Ball in 2001 has hired Prometheus and LOST writer Damon Lindelof to completely rewrite the film's conclusion. See all stories on this topic » TG Daily

Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit to display US Navy's War of 1812 ... Washington Post DETROIT — The National Museum of the United States Navy's traveling mini-exhibit on the War of 1812 is coming to Detroit next weekend. Called "War of 1812: A Nation Forged by War," the display commemorates the conflict's 200-year anniversary. See all stories on this topic »

War veterans are given town honour Craven Herald Twenty-two World War Two veterans were honoured during the diamond jubilee celebrations in Earby. Town councillors had invited veterans from Earby, Kelbrook, Sough and Salterforth to receive silver salvers in recognition of their service. See all stories on this topic »

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