Attack warning

CAIRO, Egypt: Islamic militants threatened to attack Germany and Austria unless the two European nations break ranks with the United States and withdraw their personnel from Afghanistan, according to a Web statement posted Saturday.

More troops

WASHINGTON: U.S. President George W. Bush has approved adding 4,400 more U.S. troops to a force buildup already ordered to try to bring security to Iraq, the White House said Saturday. Bush formally requested about US$3.2 billion to pay for the additional deployment, even as he and Democratic lawmakers battle over his Iraq strategy.

Bus crash

MEXICO CITY: Eight people were killed and 11 were injured Saturday when a bus slammed into a tractor trailer carrying aluminum beams in northern Mexico, a government news agency reported.

8 cops killed

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Clashes between Afghan police and Taliban militants killed eight officers and two Taliban in volatile southern Afghanistan, authorities said yesterday.