Jerusalem spruces up
JERUSALEM — With hundreds of hotel rooms booked and municipal crews unfolding red, white and blue flags, Jerusalem is getting ready for its highest-p...
Women join bomber ranks
BAGHDAD — It goes against religious taboos in Iraq to involve women in fighting, but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indi...
Suicide bombers strike Iraqi city
BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities ordered a one-day vehicle ban in Baqouba today in response to a series of deadly suicide bombings and other ...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Bert Bolin, a Swedish climate scientist and co-founder of the Nobel Peace-winning U.N. panel on climate change, has died at age 82.
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At least 50 die in church fire
NAIROBI, Kenya — The head of the African Union was traveling to Kenya today for crisis talks as an explosion of ethnic violence followed th...
Pakistan sets Feb. 18 date
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani elections will be delayed until Feb. 18 because of violence following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, auth...
BAGHDAD — A suicide bombing today in the city of Baqouba killed seven people and wounded 22, while authorities increased the death toll from a Baghdad suicide attack at ...
Heated water flows to homes
SCHARWOUDE, Netherlands — If you've ever blistered your bare feet on a hot road you know how asphalt absorbs the sun's rays. Now, a Dutch comp...
NICOSIA, Cyprus — EU newcomers Cyprus and Malta adopted the euro today, bringing to 15 the number of countries using the currency with increasing clout over the slumping...
899 U.S. troops killed in war's deadliest year
BAGHDAD — The second half of 2007 saw violence drop dramatically in Iraq, but the progress came at a high price: The year w...
