U.S. General Cites Ambitious Goals for Training Afghan Forces

Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV said that in the next 15 months he must recruit and train 141,000 new Afghan soldiers and police officers.

In the Fields of Italy, a Conflict Over Corn

An agronomist, defying the government, has planted genetically modified corn. Environmentalists and globalization opponents also have taken matters into their own hands.

Germany Plans Major Restructuring of Military

Measures proposed by the defense minister include ending conscription, reducing the armed forces to 163,000 and streamlining the command structure.

Study Links Chronic Fatigue to Virus Class

A team found evidence similar to that of an earlier study, representing an advance for a mysterious condition.