BARCELONA, Spain — Matadors drove the killing sword into bulls for the last time Sunday in Spain’s powerful northeastern region of Catalonia in an emotive farewell fight...
ATHENS, Greece — As the prospect of a disastrous debt default hung over Greece, the government faced strikes and protests today against its new austerity measures needed...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi King Abdullah announced Sunday that the nation’s women will gain the right to vote and run as candidates in local elections to be held in 20...
UNITED NATIONS — The Obama administration has managed to buy time and may have staved off an embarrassing and politically awkward showdown over Palestinian statehood at ...
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin on Saturday agreed to run for the Russian presidency in 2012, almost certainly ensuring his return to the office he previously held for eight yea...
U.S. threatens to veto bid
UNITED NATIONS — Nearly two decades after embarking on historic peace talks with Israel, Palestinians prepared to sidestep that troubled route ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The lawyer for two Americans jailed as spies in Iran said they will be released Wednesday after more than two years in custody following a court appr...
Large storm strikes Tokyo
TOKYO — A powerful typhoon buffeted Tokyo with strong winds and rain today, halting trains and stranding tens of thousands of commuters as it ba...
PARIS — Dominique Strauss-Kahn broke his silence four months after a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual assault, calling his encounter with the woman a “moral fai...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An Army corporal stationed in Italy in the waning days of World War II acquired a suitcase of war booty, sent it home and stowed it in his bedroom clos...
