A man sprays insect repellant over the tents and people at the Sheikh Yasin refugee camp at Mardan in northwest Pakistan on Monday. More than 1 million Pakistanis have fled the fighting between the Pakistani army and Taliban militants in the Swat Valley. An estimated 100,000 refugees are living in camps in or near Mardan, which is south of the battle zone. ...more

May 19, 2009

Kisumu, Kenya's third-largest city, erupted again Monday as thousands of rioters tore through the streets, burned stores, looted schools and vented their outrage over a spate of ethnically driven killings this past weekend. ...more

January 29, 2008

The year was a busy one for Plant City. It was a year of losses and triumphs, of celebration and sacrifice. ...more

December 29, 2007

PLANT CITY The widow of Army Sgt. Cory Clark broke down in tears this morning as flags were lowered to half staff in honor of her husband, who was killed Aug. 28 by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. In a brief ceremony outside city hall, Mayor Rick Lott presented Monica Clark with a proclamation signed by Gov. Charlie Crist and called on the community to "wrap their arms around this family" in their time of grief. ...more

October 17, 2007