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Last year, the Pentagon announced plans to establish the first permanent U.S. military presence in a former Warsaw Pact country.

Watch key portions of President Bush'ss speech to the nation.

Lebanon'ss broadcasters hope the new Anti-Syrian parliament will ease harsh controls imposed by the former regime.

Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. gives his opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.

The tsunami not only destroyed buildings, it radically changed the social landscape in Aceh. In the village of Blangme, only a handful of children survived. Of those, just three remain.

The Washington Capitals's twenty-year-old Russian phenom Alexander Ovechkin is living his dream by playing in the NHL While adjusting to life in the United States.

The most positive result of the tsunami is undoubtedly the peace agreement between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government after 30 years of hostilities.

There are about 47,000 people buried in one mass grave along the airport road in Banda Aceh. This hallowed ground is a focal point for those still grieving about the lost of loved-ones.

More than 60,000 people are still living in tents one year after the tsunami devastated the Indonesian province. The village of Lamsenia offers an example of why home building is taking so long.

Inspired by Lebanon'ss budding democracy, many Lebanese livng abroad want the new parliament to grant them the right to vote from a distance.

A showcase of the top images taken by Washington Post staff photographers in 2005.

The National Zoo'ss giant panda cub Tai Shan made his public debut on Thursday before an adoring audience of all ages.

Presidential dogs Barney and Miss Beazley star in a holiday video released by The White House.

Tai Shan, the National Zoo'ss Giant Panda cub, climbs on the rocks in his enclosure during a press-only preview.

U.S. reconstruction efforts, which cost millions in taxpayer dollars, are rife with problems and corruption.