PARIS — Barack Obama's election as America's first black president unleashed a global tide of admiration, hopes for change and even renewed love for the United States to...
Election Day no big deal in Iraq
MOSUL, Iraq — U.S. soldiers in Mosul awaited the outcome of today's presidential election that will decide the future of their mission in...
Blasts still occur almost every day
BAGHDAD — A string of bombings killed nine people and wounded at least 33 others today, including a senior Oil Ministry official, auth...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan warned a top U.S. general today that frequent missile strikes on its territory risk inflaming anti-American sentiment.
Gen. David Petraeus...
KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. military spokesman said Afghan and coalition troops seized 40 tons of hashish during a raid in Afghanistan.
Lt. Cmdr. Walter Matthews said th...
JERUSALEM — Israel's outgoing prime minister hopes to hold another round of peace talks with Syria even though elections are pending and he has only a few months remaini...
DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of Syrian riot police ringed the closed U.S. Embassy here today as tens of thousands of people gathered about a mile away for a government-orc...
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...
