SYDNEY, Australia — A 7-year-old boy broke into a popular Outback zoo, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile and bashed several lizards to death with a rock,...
MONTERREY, Mexico — The world's most obese man is getting hitched.
Manuel Uribe said he will wed longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis on Oct. 26 in Monterrey, Mexico. The t...
SEOUL, South Korea — The first military talks between North and South Korea in eight months ended in just an hour and a half today, an official said, casting doubts over...
Reviews of U.S. bailout mixed
LONDON — World stock markets were mixed today as broader concerns about a global slowdown dampened relief over the U.S. Senate's passage of ...
BAGHDAD — Suicide bombers targeted Shiite worshippers as they left morning prayers today at two Baghdad mosques, killing 19 people and injuring 50 others, police said.
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TOKYO — Most Asian markets bounced back today on hopes that a $700 billion bailout for the U.S. financial system will soon win legislative approval, although doubts pers...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirates holding a Ukrainian ship laden with tanks and weapons claimed today they were celebrating the Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr despite being surr...
TOKYO — Most Asian stock markets fell today in stunned dismay over U.S. lawmakers' rejection of a $700 billion bank rescue plan aimed at stabilizing the U.S. financial s...
Arms purchases spark U.S. worry
MOSCOW — Russia and Venezuelan officials agreed Friday to bolster cooperation in the oil and gas industry, the latest sign of strengthenin...
Thousands sick from industrial chemical in milk
BEIJING — China's premier promised Saturday to improve food safety, as a welfare group said almost a dozen Chinese orphans...
