TRIPOLI, Libya — Pentagon chief Leon Panetta made history Saturday as the first American defense secretary to set foot on Libyan soil and said he hoped the post-Moammar ...
She stands 24.7 inches tall
AGPUR, India — A high school student in central India was recognized as the world’s shortest woman by Guinness World Records on Friday as she ...
Fears of more violence arise
CAIRO — Soldiers stormed a protest camp outside Egypt’s Cabinet building, expelling demonstrators calling for an end to military rule, just a...
MOSCOW — Russia’s opposition parties are bracing for new massive weekend rallies against election fraud following Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s rejection of protesters...
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-government protests after prayers today at several locations around the country while the army sent reinforcements in...
MOSCOW — Mikhail Prokhorov, one of Russia's richest tycoons and the owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team, said today he will run against Prime Minister Vladimir ...
Sec. of State attacks Russia
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Issuing new warnings to two U.S. partners today, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Russia for a ...
LONDON — U.K. Olympic organizers run a risk of exceeding their $14.6 billion budget for hosting the 2012 London games and have little room left for unforeseen costs, Bri...
Pakistani captain killed in NATO strike
SAHIWAL, Pakistan — Azra Bashir spoke by phone to her son Usman, holed up in a freezing border outpost on the dangerous Afghanista...
U.S. presence winding down
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — Vice President Joe Biden today thanked U.S. and Iraqi troops for sacrifices that he said allowed for the end of the nearly...
