WAM, Pakistan — Soldiers handed out blankets, tents, jackets and sleeping bags to earthquake survivors in the frigid mountains of southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, as a...
SUKKARIYEH, Syria — Families in this village near the Iraqi border buried loved ones today who they said were killed when the U.S. military launched a rare attack in Syr...
Extremist attacks scare Christians out of Mosul
BAGHDAD — The U.N. refugee agency said Friday it was rushing aid to thousands of Christians who fled a northern Iraqi city...
KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S.-led coalition airstrike mistakenly hit an Afghan army checkpoint today, killing nine soldiers and wounding three, Afghan officials said.
The ...
Russia, Iran, Qatar talking
TEHRAN, Iran — Russia, Iran and Qatar took their first serious steps toward forming an OPEC-style cartel for natural gas on Tuesday, a prospec...
BAGHDAD — Iraq's cabinet today reviewed a proposed security pact with the United States as key officials expressed doubt that parliament would ratify the agreement befor...
SHANGHAI, China — The laid-off factory workers and slumping car sales indicated China's booming economy was not immune to the global meltdown. New figures confirm it: Ch...
NEW YORK — Oil prices recovered some ground Friday, rallying above $71 a barrel on speculation that OPEC could slash output in an effort to stop crude's downward spiral....
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister said in remarks aired Friday that the top U.S. commander in Iraq "risked his position" by alleging Iran was trying to bribe lawmakers to ...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's new leaders are scrambling for foreign cash to ward off a possible economic meltdown at a time when they are trying to contain soaring v...
