CNN / Daphne Sashin (CNN) -- Joyous homecomings flash on television screens with the return of troops from Iraq. But away from the jubilation, stories of loss, darkness and ambivalence emerge. CNN iReport invited service members, contractors and o… more »

Waterboarding saved British lives, says George W Bush. Photo: REUTERSUK TelegraphBy Toby Harnden, Washington In an interview publicising his new book “Decision Points”, Mr Bush vigorously defended waterboarding, a kind of simulated drowning tha… more »

By OLIVIA TORRES, Associated Press Writer CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The biggest newspaper in Mexico's most violent city will restrict drug war coverage after the killing of its second journalist in less than two years, just as international press represe… more »

Rifleman James McKie, a 29-year-old British soldier, has been hailed as a hero after saving the lives of two others as he picked up and threw back a grenade which landed near them. He said the grenade landed near the three men while they were situated… more »