Tibetan riots turn violent
BEIJING — The flagship newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party called Saturday for efforts to "resolutely crush" anti-government demonstrat...
He wants closer ties with China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's opposition candidate cruised to victory in the presidential election Saturday, promising to expand economic ties...
ZHONGDIAN, China — The government stepped up its manhunt today for protesters in last week's riots in the capital of Tibet, as thousands of troops converged on foot, tru...
CAIRO, Egypt — Osama bin Laden warned in a new audiotape of a "severe" reaction for Europeans' publication of cartoons of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in what experts saw as...
U.S., Iraq work on political plan
IRBIL, Iraq — Vice President Dick Cheney, delving into internal Iraqi politics, pushed a Kurdish leader today to play a helpful role in ...
TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared victory Sunday in Iran's parliamentary elections, saying the people had voted to reject the West after nearly compl...
VP begins 10-day trip in Mideast
BAGHDAD — Vice President Dick Cheney opened a new U.S. push for political unity in Iraq on an unannounced visit today, just ahead of the ...
It cuts rate, offers loans
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve, in an extraordinarily rare weekend move, took bold action Sunday evening to provide cash to financially squee...
Thursday marks war's 5th year
BAGHDAD — Sometime soon, the U.S. military will suffer the 4,000th death of the war in Iraq.
When the 1,000th American died in September 200...
16 die in Tibet demonstrations
BEIJING — Tibet's governor promised leniency to anti-Chinese protesters who turned themselves in before the end of today — and harsh conseq...
