KARACHI, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan today, ending eight years of exile and launching what she hopes will be a stunning politica...
Pet massacre sparks Web petition drive
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The fury over the massacre of dozens of seized dogs and cats in Puerto Rico has gone global.
Thousands of p...
Health systems short on dentists
LONDON — A shortage of National Health Service dentists in England has led some people to pull out their own teeth — or use super glue to...
Beast walked Earth in 88 million B.C.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The skeleton of what is believed to be a new dinosaur species — a 105-foot plant-eater that is among the la...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a devout Christian, visited Jesus' traditional birthplace today in a symbolic bid to urge Israel and the Pale...
ANKARA, Turkey — Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi arrived in Ankara today in an apparent attempt to convince Turkey not to stage a cross-border offensive to fight ...
They developed market theory
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Americans Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin and Roger B. Myerson won the Nobel prize in economics today for developing a the...
Palestinians, Israelis differ
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heard from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today about his detailed expectatio...
WIESBADEN, Germany — Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted today that he would travel to Iran despite reports about a possible assassination attempt, saying if he pa...
HAVANA — Fidel Castro made his first live appearance on Cuban airwaves since falling ill 14 months ago, sounding lucid and in good humor as he exchanged praise and jokes...
