MEZHDURECHENSK, Russia (AP) — Workers labored intensely Tuesday to try to restore ventilation to the Siberian coal mine where 43 miners remain missing more than two days...
BEIJING — Wednesday marks the second anniversary of China's worst disaster in a generation, the Sichuan earthquake — and a painful milestone for the families of the 17,9...
Capturing creatures is their odd form of entertainment
GHUNDY GHAR, Afghanistan — As night falls on this small hilltop base in the heart of Taliban country in southern Af...
BAGHDAD — Two car explosions and a suicide bomber have killed at least 40 people outside a textile factory, taking the day's death toll to 75, Iraq's bloodiest day of th...
DUBLIN — Ireland reopened its western airports today but warned a 1,000-mile-long cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland was still lurking offshore.
The Irish Aviation Autho...
LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made a bid to stay in office after Britain's indecisive election, saying he is prepared to speak to any other party abou...
Harsh austerity measures imposed
ATHENS, Greece — Greece's only hope of avoiding bankruptcy is to take money from a joint EU and International Monetary Fund rescue packag...
ROME — Giulietta Simionato, an Italian mezzo-soprano whose instantly recognizable voice was wildly popular with audiences, died Wednesday, La Scala opera house said. She...
ATHENS, Greece — Flights to and from Greece were grounded, trains and ferries suspended their routes and public services were paralyzed today as angry Greeks went on str...
Pope all but calls it authentic
TURIN, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI all but gave an outright endorsement of the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin on Sunday, calling the cl...
