
1 hour ago - By Stephen Hawkins, AP Sports Writer
Sam Hornish Jr. won two IndyCar Series season titles before finally achieving his ultimate dream this year — winning the Indianapolis 500. His Penske teammate is trying to go about things in a different order. Complete Story

Jun 8 - By Hamza Hendawi, AP Writer
Iraqi and U.S. forces zeroed in Abu Musab al-Zarqawi several times over three years only to see him narrowly escape. In the end, his own terrorist network betrayed him.

May 21 - By James Hannah, AP Writer
One state has a long history with Honda Motor Co. The other, a more favorable tax structure. Both have quality work forces and good transportation systems.

May 8 - By Todd Pitman, AP Writer
Rocket launchers and radios strapped to their backs, U.S. Marines burst into a dark, lantern-lit villa after nightfall, forcing a quaking Iraqi man and his mother into a corner at gunpoint with hands on their heads.
Apr 23 - By Bashirullah Khan, AP Writer
A Syrian terrorist killed in northwestern Pakistan was a close aide of al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri, a top minister said Sunday.
Apr 13 - By Beth Duff-Brown, AP Writer
Animal-rights activists said they were harassed by protesters Thursday and prevented from documenting the Canada's seal hunt, despite police intervention.
Apr 12 - By Associated Press
The final leg of Canada's contentious seal hunt moved to the ice floes off northeastern Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday, with sealers expected to harvest another 234,000 harp seal pups.
Mar 29 - By Associated Press
Actress Pamela Anderson's has added her name to the growing list of celebrities speaking out against Canada's annual seal hunt, which just got under way.
Mar 27 - By Associated Press
Opponents of Canada's much-maligned seal hunt said their rights were being violated by authorities who were attempting to keep them off the ice.
Mar 25 - By Phil Couvrette, AP Writer
Sealers took to the thawing ice floes off the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, the first day of Canada's contentious seal hunt, confronting animal rights activists who claim the annual cull is cruel.

Mar 24 - By Bashirullah Khan, AP Writer
Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships killed at least 15 suspected Taliban sympathizers Friday in the latest flare-up of violence near the Afghan border, the Pakistani army said.

Mar 23 - By Phil Couvrette, AP Writer
Canada's contentious seal hunt begins Saturday in the frozen ice floes off the Gulf of St. Lawrence, federal fisheries officials announced Thursday, as animal-rights activists gear up for their annual protests.
Mar 21 - By Beth Duff-Brown, AP Writer
Protesters, celebrities and fishermen were gearing up for Canada's hotly debated seal hunt, set to get under way later this week in the gulf off the Atlantic Ocean.

Mar 16 - By Beth Duff-Brown, AP Writer
Canada's contentious seal hunt will soon start, the government announced Wednesday, despite protests by Paul McCartney and other animal-rights activists who condemn the killing of the pups as inhumane.
Mar 15 - By Beth Duff-Brown, AP Writer
Canada's contentious seal hunt will soon start, the government accounced Wednesday, despite protests by former Beatle Paul McCartney and other animal-rights activists who condemn the killing of the pups as inhumane.
Mar 2 - By The Associated Press, AP Writer
A brief look at the seal hunt off Canada's East Coast:

Mar 2 - By Beth Duff-Brown, AP Writer
Paul McCartney and his wife took to the frigid ice floes off the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday in a bid to halt Canada's annual slaughter of weeks-old seal pups.
Mar 2 - By Beth Duff-Brown, AP Writer
Opponents of Canada's seal hunt have a powerful ally in their bid to end the annual slaughter: Paul McCartney, who pledged to take to the ice floes Thursday and frolic with the doe-eyed pups before the harvest gets under way.

Mar 1 - By Bashirullah Khan, AP Writer
Pakistani soldiers and helicopter gunships attacked a suspected al-Qaida camp Wednesday near the Afghan border, killing more than 45 militants and angering residents who called for a holy war days before a visit by President Bush.
Feb 28 - By Associated Press
Pakistani security forces struck a militant training camp Wednesday in a tribal region near the Afghan border, killing three dozen fighters, including a Chechen commander linked to al-Qaida, an army official said.

Feb 28 - By Associated Press
Paul McCartney and his wife will travel to the ice floes off the Canadian Maritimes this week to observe seal pups before the country's annual hunt opens, the Humane Society of the United States said.
Feb 22 - By Associated Press
Police in northern Sydney went crocodile hunting Thursday after locals reported seeing one of the reptiles in a suburban waterway.
Feb 22 - By Munir Ahmad, AP Writer
Pakistan was hunting for more than 100 Taliban fugitives whose names were on a list provided by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, officials said Wednesday.

Feb 9 - By Toni Locy, AP Writer
A former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney told a federal grand jury that his superiors authorized him to give secret information to reporters as part of the Bush administration's defense of intelligence used to justify invading Iraq, according to court papers.
Feb 5 - By Joe McDonald, AP Writer
Just days before a Chinese firm announced a $2.3 billion investment in a Nigerian oil field last month, President Hu Jintao warned that China has to rein in surging energy use that has made it one of the world's biggest oil importers.