13 days ago - It's a bittersweet time, this Christmas holiday for Amy and Gavin McIlvenna. It will be like most of their Christmases since their marriage four years ago, save for the knowledge they'll have to wait at least two years for another like it.

Calif. man samples 102 cuisines in as many days

16 days ago - Noah Galuten, who writes the blog Man Bites World, started his culinary odyssey Sept. 4 and ate at least one traditional dish from a new country every day until Dec. 14. Every meal was within driving distance of his apartment in Santa Monica.

BOLD superintendent learns from Kosovo trip

16 days ago - Whether it's dealing with upset parents or grumbles from the lunch room, it all seems a lot easier for Mike Funk.

Bosnia lacks cash to purge killer mines

17 days ago - Muriz Jukic keeps reliving the day last winter when his tractor hit a land mine, unleashing shrapnel that tore one of his eyes from its socket and left him stumbling and screaming.

Report: Engdahl quits as Swedish Academy secretary

18 days ago - Horace Engdahl will step down as permanent secretary of the academy that awards the Nobel Literature Prize, Swedish media reported Saturday.

USS Cole bombing suspect to be arraigned at Gitmo

18 days ago - The Pentagon formally approved war crimes charges Friday against a Guantanamo detainee accused of masterminding the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, potentially setting up a high-profile arraignment in the final days of the Bush administration.

Pentagon denies former prisoner's abuse allegation

19 days ago - The Pentagon rejected allegations Friday that Guantanamo Bay authorities abused one of the first detainees ordered freed by a U.S. federal judge.

Medical exam ordered for Guantanamo hunger striker

19 days ago - A judge has ordered an independent medical exam for a Saudi prisoner at Guantanamo who has been on hunger strike for more than three years.

Former Gitmo prisoner says he was abused, insulted

20 days ago - A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who was released earlier this week claims he was abused and humiliated at the U.S. detention center for suspected terrorists, according to a TV interview released Thursday.

Albania now pulling its 218 troops out of Iraq

20 days ago - Albania's Defense Ministry says the country is pulling its 218 troops out of Iraq.

Bulgarian troops return from Iraq

21 days ago - Bulgaria's last 155 troops stationed in Iraq have returned home.

Officials say Gitmo detainees arrive in Bosnia

21 days ago - Three Guantanamo prisoners were flown to Bosnia Tuesday and released to their families in the first detainee transfer ordered by a U.S. federal judge, according to local police and an attorney for the men.