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Washington, Sept. 25: Pakistani and American ground troops exchanged fire along the border with Afghanistan today after the Pakistanis shot at two American helicopters. The two OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopters were not damaged and no casualties ...

a Pakistani military unit fired warning shots at two U.S. Army helicopters that allegedly flew into Pakistani territory. U.S. officials deny a border incursion took place. It's the latest in a string of tense moments tied to stepped-up American efforts ...

U.S. and Pakistani ground troops traded gunfire during a bloodless, five-minute skirmish on the Afghan-Pakistan border, U.S. military officials said Thursday.U.S. Central Command spokesman Rear Adm. Greg Smith confirmed that the exchange began when ...

KABUL, Afghanistan - American and Pakistani troops traded gunfire during a five-minute skirmish Thursday on the Afghan-Pakistan border that began when Pakistani forces fired on two American helicopters, a U.S. military official said. U.S. forces ...

KABUL A U.S. military official says American and Pakistani troops traded gunfire during a five-minute skirmish on the Afghan-Pakistan border. The official says the exchange began when Pakistani forces fired on two American helicopters escorting Afghan ...

A Canadian man who spent 10 years under the supervision of mental health authorities after fatally shooting a television sportscaster in 1995 has been sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting a U.S. border agent in Buffalo, N.Y., last November. A ...

By William Fisher NEW YORK, Sep 25 (IPS) - A woman who was denied asylum in the U.S. despite her fears that she would suffer additional female genital mutilation if she was deported to her native Mali has been given a second chance.Attorney General ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani troops fired at American reconnaissance helicopters patrolling the Afghan-Pakistan border Thursday, heightening tensions as the U.S. steps up cross-border operations in a region known as a haven for Taliban and al Qaeda ...

WASHINGTON The committee found that 'the vote tally of 212 yeas and 216 nays that was finally announced was incorrect. It is either 215 yeas and 213 nays, which would have reflected the tally at the time the chair prematurely announced the result, or 211 ...

By Patrick Thibodeau A federal lawsuit pitting H-1B opponents against the Bush administration is hinging on one question: Do tech workers have a right to challenge the federal government in court over its visa policies? Critics of the H-1B program have ...

By Patrick Thibodeau A federal lawsuit pitting H-1B opponents against the Bush administration is hinging on one question: Do tech workers have a right to challenge the federal government in court over its visa policies? Critics of the H-1B program have ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Pakistani troops fired on U.S. helicopters which had crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan on Thursday, the Pakistani military said. In a conflicting version of the incident, the U.S. military denied the aircraft had flown into ...

PHOENIX The culprits behind so-called 'virtual kidnappings' typically strike when illegal immigrants make the three- to four-day journey through the remote desert, where they are cut off from communicating with family members. Relatives are told to cough ...

Pakistani troops fired at American reconnaissance helicopters patrolling along the Afghan-Pakistan border on Thursday, but there was no damage to aircraft or crew, officials said. 'They were U.S. helicopters,' Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told ...

In addition to the bad mortgages that are under consideration for purchase in any financial rescue programs, there are reports of requests being made to add bad student loans to the program. Under these circumstances, in order to slow rise in student ...

* * Hopes for stronger partnership with Zardari WASHINGTON: The United States has a right to act against terrorist targets in Pakistan, but the new civilian government in Islamabad has to be 'a willing partner', US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on ...

Government leaders, business owners, traditional leaders and others in American Samoa are examining how the increase in population is impacting on the quality of life in the territory. The territory has been identified as having one of the fastest ...

Some communities are angry about immigration, but the candidates aren't spending much time on the topic 1 MANASSAS, Va.?It's patrol day for Maureen Wood and Allison Kipp. Armed with a notebook and cell phone, the two friends set off in a minivan in ...

A Cuban migrant died of head injuries as a vessel he was aboard was being intercepted and chased by U.S. customs and border patrol agents, officials said. The chase happened Wednesday about 45 miles south of Key Largo, Fla., when three smuggling vessels ...

A former employee at the US Department of State has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing the confidential passport records of hundreds of celebrities, politicians and other public figures. Lawrence Yontz, 48, faces up to one year in prison and a fine of ...