...Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Dorff, 32, of Minneapolis, died Jan. 25, 2004, when his helicopter crashed in the Tigris River while on a rescue mission. 5. Marine Pfc. Matthew G. Milczark, 18, of Kettle River, found dead in Kuwaiti chapel...

...there is no palpable sense of crisis here. The city's boulevards and the bridges that traverse the now-stagnant Tigris River are packed with honking cars. Markets bustle with activity, as do restaurants and cafes, where amid the clatter of...

...to stay hydrated. "Sand and more sand," Pint said, describing the desert nation. "There are some trees by the Tigris River, but that's about it." And, of course, there aren't any lakes for fishing. Pint said he enjoys walleye fishing...

...Bosnia. In southeastern Turkey, two soldiers attempting to escape the heat reportedly drowned after wading into the Tigris River. In Croatia, media reports said that up to 40 people had died of heat-related ailments. The Health Ministry said...

...offers a diverse landscape for combat, a mix of modern wide boulevards and ancient side streets. It is divided by the Tigris River into western and eastern halves. Other waterways leave the older, eastern city essentially an island, reachable only...

...to appear on streets that had been still. At about 6 a.m., two ambulances sped along a road that runs along the Tigris River, which bisects the city. By the time President Bush spoke to the United States, about 45 minutes after the initial...

...Department officials pledged to include antiquities protection in their planning for postwar Iraq. Baghdad sits on the Tigris River, and more than 6,500 years ago cities and farms thrived in the fertile crescent between it and the Euphrates. Landmarks...