BAGHDAD — American troops could face trial before Iraqi courts for major crimes committed off base and when not on missions, under a draft security pact hammered out in ...
An Iraqi soldier stands guard Tuesday outside a church in Baghdad, Iraq. With the killing of at least 10 Christians this month alone, thousands have abandoned their home...
It will govern Iraq operations
WASHINGTON — U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on a draft security pact that would govern the presence of American troops in Iraq afte...
LONDON — European and Asian stock markets mostly fell today after a two-day rally amid profit-taking and concerns that the global efforts to restore confidence in the ba...
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's president issued a decree establishing diplomatic relations with Lebanon, and a foreign ministry official said the country will have an embassy...
BAGHDAD — Cars and trucks were loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers and lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraq...
KOROLYOV, Russia — A Russian Soyuz craft docked with the international space station today, delivering an American computer game designer and two crew mates to the orbit...
OTTAWA — Canada's Conservative prime minister appeared poised to retain his job as polls opened today's national election but he faced a greater challenge in winning a p...
HELSINKI, Finland — Once you have won the Nobel Peace Prize, what do you do next?
Martti Ahtisaari, the 2008 winner, says it's time to tackle youth unemployment — "perha...
Heroin trade funds Afghan insurgents
BUDAPEST, Hungary — NATO defense ministers today authorized troops in Afghanistan to attack drug barons blamed for pumping up to $100...
