BAGHDAD - Bomb deaths have gone down 30 percent in Baghdad since the U.S.-led security crackdown began a month ago. Execution-style slayings are down by nearly half. The once frequent sound of weapons has been reduced to episodic, and downtown shoppers

2002 champion Hantuchova upset Martina Hingis in the previous round, but hand to withstand some fierce pressure from Israel's Peer to make the last four. After almost three hours of battle, the Slovakian came out on top when coming from 5-3 down in the

to fellow gamers and whatnot. It can be yours for €69 (36). Logitech also unveiled its own HDMI cable, a wireless headset and the Cordless Precision Controller. The latter features Logitech's 'floating D-pad' thumb controller and can play

15 March 2007 MAGICAL musical Bugsy Malone is being performed at a St Albans secondary school next week - its first major production in more than three years.Verulam School is putting on the show with its 90 minutes of action, adventure, music and

the latest Bollywood and Western films are available in markets for people to buy and watch at home. Cable TV channels also screen them. So cinemas face a huge struggle tempting people to buy tickets for the mostly Pakistani and Western films they show.

and husband Gene of Myrtle Creek, OR, and three brothers, Aldon Mullinax and wife Peggy of Morton, TX, Porter Mullinax and wife Ida of Graham, WA, and Murvin Mullinax and wife Joy of Yakima, WA. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren: Rhonda, Reo,

WASHINGTON, March 14 The Coast Guard said Wednesday that it was canceling a contract with two military contractors to develop a vessel for a wide range of missions in the post-911 world and would instead have the Coast Guards own acquisition branch