VERACRUZ, Mexico — Hurricane Karl grew with surprising speed into a powerful Category 3 storm today with forecasters saying it could strengthen further as it roars towar...
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged today the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly eno...
MUSCAT, Oman — American Sarah Shourd planned a medical exam today for the first appraisal of her health after more than 13 months in an Iranian prison, said Omani offici...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran released an American woman on a bail of $500,000 today more than a year after she was detained, but authorities said they were not considering the im...
TEHRAN, Iran — The lawyer of an American woman cleared for release from an Iranian prison said today he is still waiting for word that the $500,000 bail has been paid.
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VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — Tens of thousands of people abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are pred...
SYDNEY — An Australian school principal has asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children's song, but said Thursday no offense was intended...
TOKYO — Japan is sweltering through its hottest summer on record, weather officials said today.
Japan joined many parts of the Northern Hemisphere in seeing an unusually...
WASHINGTON — After a day and evening in White House talks with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ...
KABUL, Afghanistan — Five more American troops were killed in action in Afghanistan, ending August with a spike in bloodshed that has claimed the lives of 19 U.S. servic...
