Six Muslim men were removed from a commercial flight in Minneapolis Tueday by airport security after what fellow passengers and crew felt was "suspicious" behavior.   more »

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Bush administration cast a wary eye Monday on signs that Iran and Syria were taking a more active diplomatic role in Iraq, even as debate in the U.S. centered on how many troops to keep in the war.   more »

GAZA (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted two Italians working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in southern Gaza on Tuesday, the latest in a spate of kidnappings of foreigners in the Palestinian coastal strip.   more »

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis over ties with its dominant neighbor.   more »

Democratic Representative Charles Rangel's promise to call early in 2007 for a reintroduction of the military draft will likely cause some chuckles in Congress - this comes in a long string of Rangel's using the issue of a new draft to stimulate discussion of racial discrimination. But his latest public discussion has caused something else mighty interesting: an overwhelmingly negative reaction from America's youth.   more »