Al Qaeda Claims Downing of US Helicopter in Iraq

May 30, 2007 --

Interrogation Methods Are Criticized
As the Bush administration completes secret new rules governing interrogations, a group of experts advising the intelligence agencies are arguing that the harsh techniques used since the 2001 terrorist attacks are outmoded, amateurish and unreliable. (NY Times)

Three More Journalists Killed In Iraq in Record Toll
The deaths of three more Iraqi journalists were reported on Wednesday, bringing the monthly total to nine and equaling the worst month on record for reporters in the Iraq war. (Reuters)

Iraqi-U.S. Troops Seek Kidnapped Britons
Hundreds of Iraqi and U.S. troops cordoned off sections of Baghdad's Sadr City slum early Wednesday and conducted a series of raids in an apparent effort to find five British citizens abducted from a nearby government building the day before, local residents and police said. (AP)

Militia Suspected on Iraq Kidnap
A Shia militia group is thought to be behind the kidnapping of five Britons in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. (BBC)

Terror Suspects Detained In Baghdad's Sadr City
U.S.-led coalition forces detained five suspected terrorists in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood Wednesday, including their cell leader, a U.S. military statement said. (CNN)

Global Health Scare
The man under quarantine in an Atlanta hospital with a rare form of tuberculosis says he took an ill-advised transatlantic flight because he did not want to postpone his wedding. (ABC News)

Justices' Ruling Limits Suits on Pay Disparity
The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it harder for many workers to sue their employers for discrimination in pay, insisting in a 5-to-4 decision on a tight time frame to file such cases. The dissenters said the ruling ignored workplace realities. (NY Times)

Tipster in Fort Dix Plot Comes Forward
When federal authorities announced charges against six young men accused of plotting an attack at Fort Dix, they kept secret the name of the tipster who first came forward. (AP)