PARIS — For the first time since World War I, the leaders of Germany and France appeared together at a ceremony today to commemorate the end of the conflict, saying it i...
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is ready to deter any retaliation by North Korea following the two countries' first naval clash in seven years, officials said today, as...
Blue may stop train jumpers
TOKYO — Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue li...
LONDON — Two yeoman warders at the Tower of London have been suspended for allegedly bullying a female colleague — the first woman appointed to the post at the royal for...
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed 35 people outside a bank near Pakistan's capital today, as the U.N. said spreading violence has forced it to start pulling...
KABUL — Afghanistan's election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the country's tumultuous ballot today, canceling a planned runoff and ending a ...
KABUL — Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah plans to boycott next week's runoff against incumbent Hamid Karzai following a breakdown in talks on how to fix ...
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani forces pressing an offensive inside the militant stronghold of South Waziristan are closing in on a major Taliban base and have killed 14 insurgent...
PARIS — A Paris court on Tuesday convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud and fined it more than half a million dollars — but stopped short of banning the group as r...
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian lawmaker says Iran will formally respond on Thursday to a U.N.-drafted plan to ship much of its uranium abroad for enrichment.
Iran has been co...
