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John Walker Lindh

American Taliban fighter fights prison prayer rule

By Charles Wilson - Associated Press

John Walker Lindh, serving a 20-year sentence in a Terre Haute prison for aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan, adheres to a school of Islam that requires group prayer five times a day. (Associated Press)

Taliban militant says prison violating his right to pray

By Charles Wilson - Associated Press

The Chinese frigate Dongguan, “the bully that ran aground” in the words of one Philippines official, was temporarily grounded near disputed Half Moon Shoal. (Philippines Government)

Inside the Ring: China warship grounded

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, file photo, trader Steven Kaplan, center, checks prices as he waits for shares of AIG to resume trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The rating agency Standard & Poor’s stunned the world a year ago by stripping the U.S. government of its prized AAA bond rating. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

A year later, S&P downgrade of U.S. looks like a dud

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 photo, trader Steven Kaplan, center, checks prices as he waits for shares of AIG to resume trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The rating agency Standard & Poor’s stunned the world a year ago by stripping the U.S. government of its prized AAA bond rating. A year later, S&P’s historic move looks like a non-event. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Downgrade of U.S. rating fails to wreak havoc

By Paul Wisemanap - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2012 photo, a Syrian medic helps a wounded man in Maarat Misrin, Idlib province, northern Syria. (AP Photo)

U.S. sends $12M in new aid for Syrian refugees

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Christopher H. Smith (Associated Press)

Top human traffickers need not fear Obama

By Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

US social media account in China disappears

By DIDI TANG - Associated Press

Developments in an case against Apple, publishers

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Government: Apple’s trying to rush antitrust case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

**FILE** House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, speaks March 10, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Military hit for correctness

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Risks of boomerangs a reality in world of cyberwar

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Inside China: China sees conspiracy in sea law convention

By Miles Yu

Trader Edward Radziewicz (left) works May 29, 2012, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)

Dow average has a rare up day on China hopes

By Pallavi Gogoi - Associated Press

A sketch by a courtroom artist depicts the five 9/11 co-defendants praying during their arraignment at the U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on May 5. Their disruptive tactics stretched out the proceedings to 13 hours. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Terrorists’ antics

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

An announcer for North Korean state broadcaster KRT speaks on Friday, April 13, 2012, about the failure of the country's rocket launch. (AP Photo/KRT via AP video)

Study: Outside media changing N. Korean worldview

By Matthew Pennington - Associated Press

**FILE** Osama bin Laden

U.S. uses bin Laden letters to degrade al Qaeda

By Calvin Woodward and Matt Apuzzo - Associated Press

Blind activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng (right), accompanied by Gary Locke, U.S. ambassador to China, makes a phone call on the way to a hospital in Beijing on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office)

White House defends handling of Chen’s case

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

SENSENBRENNER: Preventing release of lethal science

By Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.