Big waves pounded Bermuda's beaches today as islanders rushed to board up windows, fill sandbags and stock up on water, food and other supplies before Hurricane Igor's expected arrival.

The United States has declared air supremacy over all of Iraq, asserting its warplanes could fly anywhere with impunity, even though an Air Force attack plane was shot down near Baghdad.

THE world is holding its breath to hear whether Saddam Hussein and his two sons are dead or alive following an allied “decapitation” strike.