TOKYO — Japan put its first satellite into orbit around the moon today, placing the country a step ahead of China and India in an increasingly heated space race in Asia....
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CARLETONVILLE, South Africa — More than 2,000 trapped gold miners were rescued in a dramatic all-night operation, and efforts gathered spee...
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in Pyongyang before thousands of cheering residents today to begin only ...
BASRA, Iraq — Britain's prime minister announced plans Tuesday to withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Iraq by year's end, and Iraq said it will take over security from ...
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — The U.S. military has launched a new "Most Wanted" campaign offering rewards of up to $200,000 for information leading to the capture of 12 Taliban...
EL FASHER, Sudan — African peacekeepers were searching for more than 20 members of their force still missing and feared wandering the wilderness of Darfur today after re...
MOSCOW — The former world chess champion Garry Kasparov entered Russia's presidential race on Sunday, elected overwhelmingly as the candidate for the country's beleaguer...
MOSCOW — When Sputnik took off 50 years ago, the world gazed at the heavens in awe and apprehension, watching what seemed like the unveiling of a sustained Soviet effort...
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — While the U.S. has been tied up in Iraq, China is modernizing its military and its air defenses are now nearly impenetrable to all but the newes...
YANGON, Myanmar — Soldiers fired automatic weapons into a crowd of anti-government protesters today as tens of thousands defied the ruling military junta's crackdown wit...
