Aug 7th, 2009 · Indonesian police hunting the terrorists behind last month's attacks on hotels in the capital raided one house and besieged another Saturday, killing two suspected militants, arresting five and seizing explosives and a car bomb, a senior officer said.
Jul 2nd, 2009 · Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, a veteran of Iraq, is leading the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in its fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan. He exhorted his troops in a recent speech to besiege the enemy until the Taliban is dead or surrenders.
May 22nd, 2009 · When the powerful Hercules falls in love with his future daughter-in-law — whose father he has just murdered — he finds himself caught between dueling goddesses and besieged by the ghosts of his former victims.
Sep 19th, 2008 · The Bush administration is embarking on what promises to be the biggest government financial intervention since the Great Depression, asking Congress to approve a comprehensive plan to rescue a financial system besieged by bad loans.
Apr 5th, 2008 · Maysoon Pachachi, daughter of Adnan Pachachi and founder of the Independent Film & Television College in Baghdad, talks with NPR's Susan Stamberg about some of the documentaries her students have put together about life in that besieged city.
Feb 4th, 2008 · Just 45 minutes before Sunday's Super Bowl started, cable TV service was knocked out to 180,000 residents in and around Boca Raton, Fla. Besieged by calls, the cable provider Comcast managed a last-second technical rally, restoring service just before kickoff.
Jan 19th, 2008 · An elementary school in Florida has come under siege from massive swarms of bees, which are stinging children and covering teachers' cars with corrosive bee droppings.
Oct 23rd, 2007 · Port towns on the northern coast of France say they're being swamped by hundreds of refugees hoping to make it across the Channel to England. Most of the migrants are from Iraq or Afghanistan, and the lack of facilities for them is causing problems for the refugees as well as local residents.