October U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Highest in a Year

October 26, 2006 --

Deadly Attacks on Police In Iraq
At least eight Iraqi police officers have been killed in clashes with gunmen in the Iraqi town of Baquba, north of Baghdad, Iraqi and US officials say. (BBC)

'US and Afghan Troops Have Quit another Area In A Deal'
Taliban spokesman Dr Muhammad Hanif has claimed that US and Afghan soldiers pulled out of an area in eastern Afghanistan under a deal with tribal elders – the second in a week. (Daily Times)

Bus Attacks Rattle Paris Suburbs
Youths forced passengers off three buses and set them on fire in suburbs around Paris in nighttime attacks that raised tension Thursday in rundown, immigrant-heavy neighborhoods a year after riots shocked the nation. (AP)