- In its first public reaction to being called part of an "axis of evil," North Korea said Thursday that President Bush's pronouncement was little short of a declaration of war. The statement was the regime's first since Bush's State of the Union speech Tuesday.
Deadline Extended for WSJ Reporter
- A group claiming to hold kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl extended the deadline for killing him by one day in an e-mail sent Thursday and warned his abduction is just the beginning.
Warlords Battle for Afghan Town
- Terrified families huddled in basements or fled on foot Thursday as rival Afghan warlords waged artillery battles for control of the strategic town Gardez, killing at least 43 people and injuring dozens of others.
