World/Local News

Mygripe THE Australian founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has applied to the Swedish Migration Board for a permit to stay and work in the country, a spokesman for the agency said today. “He has applied […] […]

Mygripe BENJAMIN Netanyahu has vowed to hunt down “without diplomatic restraint” the killers of four Israelis who were gunned down in the West Bank overnight on the eve of renewed peace talks. The Islamist Hamas […] […]

Mygripe HOWZ-E-MADAD, Afghanistan—As some 400 U.S. and Afghan soldiers gather to honor their first fallen comrade, mournful Muslim prayers mingle with the stutter of machine gun fire and the thud of exploding grenades just beyond […] […]

Mygripe KABUL, Afghanistan — Five more American troops were killed in action in Afghanistan on Tuesday, ending the month with a spike in bloodshed that has claimed the lives of 19 U.S. service members in […] […]

Mygripe CANCUN, Mexico—Six women and two men died Tuesday in a fire at a bar frequented by locals in the Mexican resort of Cancun, and bar employees have told police that unidentified men tossed gasoline […] […]