BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — President Nestor Kirchner and first lady Cristina Fernandez are poised to switch jobs in December, with results indicating Argentines elected a...
MAFRA, Portugal — President Vladimir Putin on Friday evoked one of the most dangerous confrontations of the Cold War to highlight Russian opposition to a proposed U.S. m...
ON BOARD FLIGHT SQ380 — The world's largest jetliner made aviation history today, completing its first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney with 455 passengers, so...
BEIJING — China launched its first lunar probe today, an initial step in an ambitious 10-year plan to send a rover to the moon and return it to Earth.
The Chang'e 1 orbi...
CAIRO, Egypt — Osama bin Laden called for Iraqi insurgents to unite and avoid divisive "extremism," speaking in an audiotape aired Monday and apparently intended to win ...
Cease-fire with rebels rejected
BAGHDAD — Turkey's foreign minister rejected any cease-fire by Kurdish rebels today as he met with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad to press them ...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The United States might delay activating its proposed missile defense sites in Europe until it has "definitive proof" of a missile threat from I...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A pair of suicide bombers were apparently behind last week's bloody attack on opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, a top intelligence official said to...
12 soldiers killed by Kurdish rebels
SIRNAK, Turkey — Dozens of military vehicles headed toward the Iraq border and protesters demanded tough action against Kurdish rebel...
KARACHI, Pakistan — The suicide attack that killed up to 136 people and shattered former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's joyous return from exile bore the hallmarks of a...
