AN American soldier has been captured by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, the US military said last night, as thousands of US marines launched a major anti-Taliban offensive in the south of the country. US troops in tanks and helicopter gunships poured into Helmand province yesterday in the first …

Original post by NEWS - Bing News

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired two Scud missiles on Saturday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said, raising the stakes in its military moves and further stoking regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. If the report is accurate, the launch would mark an escalation by …

Original post by NEWS - Bing News

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said. The missiles were fired at about 8 a.m. (2300 GMT) and the Defense Ministry was trying to confirm whether they were short or mid-range missiles. The ministry official did not give …

Original post by NEWS - Bing News

NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield wipes his face outside the federal courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. A judge has lifted Mayfield’s suspension, saying the NASCAR driver should be allowed to race. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Jeremy Mayfield missed the deadline to …

Original post by NEWS - Bing News

WASHINGTON - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin “still has a lot of sway” in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over. On next week’s trip, Obama will meet not only with Russian President …

Original post by NEWS - Bing News

MEDWAY, Mass. (AP) — Lightning has struck a historic eastern Massachusetts church, damaging its roof and destroying its steeple. The Medway Community Church was hit by a lightning bolt Thursday morning as fierce thunderstorms rolled through the region. Flames engulfed the steeple and charred the …

Original post by NEWS - Bing News

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The clogged tourist travel route between Southern California and Las Vegas has been designated as a federal high-speed rail corridor. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the route is now part of the California rail corridor, a designation that endorses the viability of …

Original post by NEWS - Bing News

Lawyer: Rowe deciding whether to seek custody Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death Attorney: Debbie Rowe still deciding whether to seek custody of kids she had with Jackson Shakira says after album’s birth, she wants babies AEG Chief: Rehearsal footage may become motion pic LOS ANGELES …

Original post by NEWS - Bing News

Nawa, Afghanistan — Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan on Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama’s strategy to stabilize the country. The offensive was launched shortly after 1 a …

Original post by NEWS - Bing News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she may be able to forgive her husband’s much-publicized affair with an Argentine woman, but true reconciliation will take more time. In a statement e-mailed to reporters Thursday, Jenny Sanford called her husband’s behavior inexcusable …

Original post by NEWS - Bing News