Pearl's death part of plot [AP photo] ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Those who murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl never had any intention of freeing him, investigators said Saturday. Pakistani authorities have warned foreign organizations in the country to take precautions, saying the Pearl case may be part of a wider terrorist scheme.

U.S. China decide to get along
BEIJING -- He invoked God in a communist country and rhapsodized about life in America even as he explained U.S. policy on Taiwan to an assertive group of university students. But if George W. Bush had one message for China's people, it was this: We need to learn more about each other -- soon.

All 10 aboard killed in Philippines copter crash
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military recovered the bodies of three of the 10 soldiers and airmen killed in an Army helicopter crash in the Philippines, but said it wasn't able yet to determine the cause of the accident or to confirm local reports that the MH-47 special operations aircraft had been on fire before it hit the water.

Afghans still looking at raid gone bad
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Afghan authorities are pursuing their own investigation of a U.S. Special Forces raid in which pro-government Afghans were killed.

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Air Force secretary wants to end fighter jet patrols
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The Air Force's civilian leader wants to end the post-Sept. 11 practice of continuous fighter jet patrols over U.S. cities and instead leave fighters on "strip alert" at airfields, ready to launch in case of emergency.