SUMATRA , Indonesia, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Heavy rains in Indonesia will greatly reduce the dangerous haze that had spread through Malaysia and towards Singapore, a report said. The air pollution was caused by clearing fires set by farmers, plantation owners a …

WASHINGTON , June 1 (UPI) -- Iraqi insurgents fear democracy, and that is why they are attacking innocent people, President George Bush said Tuesday. The president told a White House news conference he was confident that Iraqi troops would be "up to the t …