AP - The U.S. troop surge did what it aimed: Calm Iraq down. But now, an increasing number of U.S. officials are worried that the hard-won drop in violence may be only temporary.

AP - Investigators believe dairy farmers added a dangerous chemical to milk that has been linked to kidney stones in dozens of babies and one death in China's latest product safety scandal.

AP - Pakistan's main opposition party said Friday the country could pull out of the war on terror over stepped-up attacks by U.S. forces in the restive tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.

AP - Prime Minister Helen Clark called elections for Nov. 8, tying her claim to a historic fourth term in New Zealand to strong environmental credentials amid a faltering economy and rising support for the conservative opposition.

Reuters - At least 10 people were killed on Friday in a missile attack by a pilotless U.S. aircraft in the northwestern Pakistani region of North Waziristan, a haven for militants on the Afghan border, a security official said.

AP - Clashes erupted in the Chilean capital Thursday night as protesters erected burning barricades and attacked police with firearms and rocks on the 35th anniversary of a bloody military coup.

AP - As of Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at least 4,155 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

AP - China's government vowed "serious punishment" on Friday after a major dairy recalled 700 tons of milk powder linked to a rash of illnesses in infants, and the case reignited fears about Chinese product safety.

AP - Zimbabwe opposition officials say some are unhappy with a complicated deal that finally has President Robert Mugabe agreeing to relinquish some power.

AP - President Hugo Chavez ordered the U.S. ambassador to leave Venezuela within 72 hours on Thursday, accusing the diplomat of conspiring against his government and saying he would also withdraw his own envoy from Washington immediately.

AP - The widow was nervous the first time she shot a loaded Kalashnikov rifle at the dusty Iraqi police academy north of Baghdad. But she was smiling after she fired 160 rounds at a black-and-white target.

AP - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed 12 people in northwestern Pakistan on Friday and fighting at another militant stronghold near the Afghan border killed dozens more, officials said.