BEIRUT — Syrian security forces fired live bullets and tear gas today at tens of thousands of people shouting for freedom and democracy, wounding at least five people on...
U.S. troops to be gone Dec. 31
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister has told the top U.S. military officer that Iraqi forces are able to maintain security in their own country...
100,000 homes will be built
TOKYO — Japan’s government proposed a special $50 billion budget to help finance reconstruction efforts today and plans to build 100,000 tempo...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI led a crowd numbering in the tens of thousands at Palm Sunday outdoor Mass.
Waving palm fronds and olive branches, symbols of peace, pil...
WARSAW, Poland — Workers in Warsaw laying a new tram line have uncovered a German bunker dating back to World War II, officials.
The bunker was discovered in recent days...
SENDAI, Japan — A strong new earthquake rattled Japan's northeast today just hours after people bowed their heads and wept in ceremonies to mark a month since the tsunam...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Stalking the halls of his one-time elementary school, 23-year-old Wellington Oliveira killed 10 girls and two boys, most with shots to their heads even ...
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Heavy arms fire rang out today near Ivory Coast’s presidential residence as the country’s strongman leader remained holed up in a bunker with his ...
TOKYO — The government set its first radiation safety standards for fish Tuesday after Japan’s tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant reported contamination in nearby seawater me...
AJDABIYA, Libya — NATO said Saturday that it was investigating Libyan rebel reports that a coalition warplane had struck a rebel position that was firing into the air ne...
