WASHINGTON (CNN) — Several Marines who were involved in the November 2004 offensive in Falluja, Iraq, are now the focus of an investigation into allegations that civilians were intentionally killed during the operation, several Pentagon officials have confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Civilians helped coalition and Iraqi forces conduct a massive raid on an al Qaeda hideout in the town of Sherween, leaving 20 suspected terrorists dead and 20 more in coalition custody, the U.S. military said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

A mammoth that died 10,000 years ago was unearthed in Siberia. Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of refugees worldwide increased by nearly 2 million last year, driving the total to nearly 14 million, the highest level since 2001, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants reported Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistani forces combing through the Red Mosque have found the bodies of at least 73 militants, an army spokesman said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

ERIE, Pennsylvania (CNN) — A woman hatched a bizarre, complicated plot to fund the murder of her father with proceeds from a bank robbery using a co-conspirator posing as a hostage, federal authorities announced Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »