Military prosecutors today dismissed three charges against a suspect in the abuse of prisoners at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison, significantly reducing the amount of jail time she could face if convicted

Iraq’s government said today it was holding only 29 foreign fighters at its maximum security prison in Baghdad, throwing into doubt repeated claims foreign insurgents were largely responsible for the violence wracking the country.

US president George Bush was heading to Paris today for talks with one of his strongest war critics, President Jacques Chirac, a day after Pope John Paul spelled out his opposition in no uncertain terms.