(The Associated Press) U.S. TROOP LEVELS: -October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup. -November 2008: 146,000. -Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Dec. 1, 2008: At least 4,207. -Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of Nov. 28, 2008: 30,840. -Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of Nov. 1, 2008: 34,618. -U.S. military deaths for November ...

BBC transport producer Sue Emmett is among hundreds of thousands of tourists stranded in Bangkok after protests closed airports.

A 2-year-old burn victim was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after a call for a medical transport helicopter was denied Sunday.