BEIJING — Wu Guanzhong, known as one of the fathers of modern Chinese art for combining western and Chinese elements in black and white oil paintings, has died. He was 9...
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military's top officer assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday the new NATO commander will pursue the same war strategy crafted b...
Retirement age could rise to 62
PARIS — Many French trains stood still, schoolchildren played instead of studied and post offices were shuttered as workers nationwide wen...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The parents of an Israeli soldier whose kidnapping led to the Gaza blockade are accusing the government of abandoning their son now that it has eased th...
TOKYO — Honda, which has been repeatedly forced to suspend production in China because of strikes, again halted operations there today as a fresh walkout disrupted parts...
SALISBURY, England — Thousands of New Agers and neopagans danced and whooped in delight today as a bright early morning sun rose above the ancient stone circle Stoneheng...
LONDON — BP said today that its partners in the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well must share responsibility for the costs in dealing with the disaster, on which BP said it...
LONDON — Britain's Prince William is celebrating his 28th birthday in training with the country's Royal Air Force.
The second-in-line to the British throne returned Sund...
Pets preened, get new look
BEIJING — Walking into Ruowen Pet Spa is like entering a doggie Halloween costume contest. There's turtle-dog, zebra-dog, spiderman-dog, tiger-...
But technology different in Gulf of Mexico leak
CANBERRA, Australia — The investigative report on an oil rig leak off Australia last year that has striking similarities t...
