UK & USA Today Editoweb 13 february 2010

British soldier killed in Operation Moshtarak

A British soldier has been killed in the battle to push the Taliban out of their last stronghold in Afghanistan.

UK soldier dies in Taliban assault
 
A British soldier was killed during the launch of Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan - the fiercest military offensive against the Taliban since the conflict began.

The Latest Sky News UK Weather Forecast

Temperatures will remain cold overnight, leaving a touch of frost in some areas and freezing fog in Ireland.

Soldier killed in major Afghanistan assault

A British soldier was killed on Saturday in an explosion while on a vehicle patrol during a major NATO assault on Taliban-controlled areas of southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.

Watchers hurt by rogue waves at CA surfing contest

Two huge waves swept away spectators watching a Northern California surfing contest Saturday morning, causing broken bones and other injuries to people standing on a seawall.

Cyclone slams American Samoa with 100 mph winds

A Pacific storm with hurricane-force winds churned across sparsely populated islands of American Samoa and took aim Saturday for the capital region of the U.S. territory, which is still recovering from a deadly autumn tsunami.

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