LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
The London inquiry into the Iraq war may ask for meetings with officials from the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush, the inquiry chairman said.
London in July launched a formal inquiry into the British role in the Iraq war from the planning stages in 2001 to the end of their combat operations in 2009.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Taliban sources claimed Tuesday their leader Hakimullah Mehsud was dead, though the details and a lack of official statements muddy the narrative.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The shaky Western-backed Transitional Federal Government, barely able to control a few blocks of the capital, appears to be bracing for a three-pronged military offensive against Islamist militants aligned with al-Qaida.
TRENTON, Ontario, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The past of a Canadian air force colonel charged with two homicides and sex attacks in Ontario was being probed internationally Tuesday, police said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Statements criticizing the right of Hezbollah to maintain an armed resistance against Israel are dangerous sentiments, a Shiite leader said in Beirut.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Afghan government should suspend legislation that offers immunity from war crimes in exchange for pledges of support, Amnesty International said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Spain needs to take a leadership role as the rotating head of the European Union and call on Israel to stop its aggression against Lebanon, Beirut said.
HIGHLAND, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A man and a woman, off-duty California Air National Guard members, were killed when their airplane crashed during aerobatic maneuvers, witnesses said.
STANFORD, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on Thursday could be a bellwether moment for the clerical regime in Tehran, analysts said.
BAGLEY, Minn., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Two Minnesota brothers charged with manslaughter in connection with the 1998 death of their sister will face a March court hearing, a judge ruled.
TUKWILA, Wash., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Washington man is being held on harassment charges for threatening his mother's life and hoarding a large cache of weapons in their home, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, acting on his call for bipartisanship to face the nation's ills, met Tuesday with congressional Democratic and Republican leaders.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- There are no foreign security contractors from Xe Services, formerly Blackwater, operating in Pakistani territory, the interior minister said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Another snowstorm poised to choke Washington Tuesday and Wednesday was enough to prompt the House to cancel all votes for the rest of the week, officials say.
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Canadian provincial government of British Columbia is facing criticism for taking seven months to let 1,400 people know personal data had been compromised.
ROANOKE, Va., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Virginia man has sued prison officials in federal court for allegedly beating him for burping while he was incarcerated, court records show.
