By Alex Villarreal
Voice of America
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2007 — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have successfully attached a new room to the station. They completed the task during the first of five spacewalks planned during their two-week mission.
Crew members of the U.S. space shuttle, Discovery, embarked Friday on the mission’s first spacewalk.
During the more [...]

By Sabina Castelfranco
Voice of America
ROME, Oct. 25, 2007 — Vatican officials have presented a new volume called “Trial Against the Templars”.  The new publication is an expensive limited edition of the proceedings of the 1307-1312 papal trial of the mysterious medieval crusading order of warrior-monks who were accused of heresy.
Secret Vatican City archive documents detailing [...]

By David Mays
Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2007 – Thousands of servicemembers have been aggressively and selflessly fighting deadly wildfires this week, a top defense department leader said today.
“It is awe-inspiring to see the kind of response that is now being executed by civilian first responders, National Guardsmen and other military personnel [...]

American Forces Press Service
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq , Oct. 26, 2007 – Getting potable drinking water to residents of the New Baghdad district of the Iraqi capital was the focus of a meeting here Oct. 22.
Community leaders joined soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, to try to hammer out [...]

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER THE ATLANTIC, Oct. 25, 2007 – The United States has given Russia sufficient concessions regarding a proposed missile defense system in Eastern Europe and supports diplomatic and economic measures to rein in the Iranian missile threat, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
“I think we’ve [...]

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2007 – Coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained five suspects during a series of operations to disrupt terrorist networks in central Iraq today.
– West of Tarmiyah, coalition forces killed three terrorists during an anti-insurgent operation. One other suspect was detained.
– West of Ramadi, coalition forces captured a suspected [...]

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2007 – The Santa Ana winds in Southern California are subsiding, allowing firefighters – both military and civilian – to make progress against wildfires that are rampaging through the area, California National Guard officials said.
C-130 airplanes equipped with modular air firefighting systems have flown five sorties and [...]

By Mike O’Sullivan
Voice of America
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24, 2007 — President Bush has promised federal aid for Californians whose homes have been destroyed by at least 16 wildfires raging in the southern part of the state. The blazes have scorched 165,000 hectares. In San Diego, where 1,200 homes were destroyed, local officials say losses could [...]

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2007 – Coalition forces captured two wanted individuals and detained 19 suspected terrorists during operations today in the central and northern parts of Iraq.
– West of Tikrit, coalition forces captured a wanted individual who is believed to be an associate of several terrorist leaders operating throughout the Tigris River [...]

By Sara Wood
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2007 – The U.S. troop surge in Iraq continues to have positive effects, as violence and casualties are decreasing in many areas of the country, the Joint Staff’s director for operational planning said today.
In and around Baghdad, terrorist operations are down by 59 percent; operations targeting Iraqi [...]