An unidentified man lies on the ground lifeless after an attack outside of the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Armed men attacked a police guard post outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday. Turkish officials called it 'a terrorist attack' and said three attackers and three policemen were killed. (AP Photo)
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Attack outside US consulate in Turkey, 6 dead

AP - 25 minutes ago

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Men armed with pistols and shotguns attacked a police guard post outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, sparking a gunbattle that left three attackers and three officers dead.

This image from Iranian Television shows a Shahab-3 missile being launched, which officials have said has a range of 1,250 miles and is armed with a 1-ton conventional warhead. Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday July 9, 2008 during war games that officials say are in response to U.S. and Israeli threats, state television reported. (AP Photo/Iranian TV via APTN)

Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf

AP - 35 minutes ago

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attack, state television reported.

A U.S. Marine, from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, breaks the door of a house as he enters for search during patrol in the town of Garmser in Helmand Province of Afghanistan Wednesday, July 9, 2008. The U.S. Defense Department has extended the combat tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan after insisting for months the unit would come home on time.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

US says 400 Afghan insurgents killed since April

AP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

KABUL, Afghanistan - A U.S. Marines commander said Wednesday his troops have killed 400 insurgents in southern Afghanistan since late April.

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