Report: Russia to allow US military passage through airspace

Washington - Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. The breakthrough was to be announced when US President Barack Obama visits in Moscow on Monday and Tuesday. The Times quoted unnamed officials from Russia and the United States as confirming the arrangement. BAGHDAD -- Four U.S. soldiers were killed in combat on the eve of the withdrawal of American troops from Baghdad and oth