After experiencing the most adventurous - and dangerous - trip of a lifetime, Farris Hassan headed home Friday after a whirlwind trip to Iraq. Hassan used his savings and bought a $900 plane ticket to Kuwait as part of his personal mission to travel to the war-torn country. He was taken to the American embassy after wandering into an Associated Press office in Baghdad. Hassan had been in the care of the embassy since that time.

A Florida high school teen has decided to see the war-torn destruction of Iraq by going to the country by himself - as a tourist. Farris Hassan, 16, a student of Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was inspired by his "immersion journalism" to take the trip. Farris left America three weeks ago, using money given to him by his parents, but opted not to tell them about his plans.

A Florida high school teen has decided to see the war-torn destruction of Iraq by going to the country by himself - as a tourist. Farris Hassan, 16, a student of Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was inspired by his "immersion journalism" to take the trip. Farris left America three weeks ago, using money given to him by his parents, but opted not to tell them about his plans.

It was deemed as a conversation with U. S. troops, but critics are now calling it a PR move, after it is revealed the questions President Bush asked on a teleconference call Thursday were choreographed to coincide with his goals for the war, and Saturday's vote on a new Iraqi constitution. Allison Barber, deputy assistant defense secretary said, coaching the soldiers before Bush arrived, "This is an important time. The president is looking forward to having just a conversation with you. "

A Brazilian court will hear a psychic's claim that the U. S. government owes him a $25 million reward for information he claims to have provided on the hiding place of dethroned Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, reports Reuters. Brazil's second-highest court, the Superior Court of Justice, has decided on Thursday that the Brazilian justice system can deliver a verdict on this issue. The court has directed a court in the psychic's home state of Minas Gerais to judge the case.