Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said on a recorded telephone message that four others aboard the aircraft were critically burned in the crash on Tuesday evening about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Redding in remote terrain.

Such a move would almost certainly plunge the nuclear-armed Muslim nation into a new bout of political instability unless the former army chief, who came to power in a coup nine years ago, decided to go quietly.

With the drug abuse posing a huge threat to kids as young as 12, cops have decided to initiate an anti-ice campaign targeting children aged 12 to 18.

Doug Few and Bill Smart of Washington University in St. Louis say that robots are increasingly taking over more soldier duties in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that the U.S. Army wants to make further additions to its robotic fleet.