Prime minister avoids shrine visit
TOKYO — Veterans, relatives of war dead and lawmakers crowded a controversial Tokyo war shrine Wednesday as Japan marked the 62nd anniv...
Rescuers search for victims of a bridge collapse in Fenghuang county of central China's Hunan province on Tuesday. Rescuers searching the rubble for dozens of missing pe...
Leader wants brighter future
NEW DELHI — India celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence from British rule Wednesday in a triumphant mood, with many here feelin...
BAGHDAD — Rescuers dug through the muddy wreckage of collapsed clay houses in northwest Iraq today, uncovering victims of four suicide bombings that Iraqi officials said...
BEIJING — A bridge under construction in an ancient Chinese city collapsed as workers removed scaffolding from its facade, killing at least 28 people, the government sai...
UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand the U.N. role in Iraq and opened the door for the world body to promote talks to ease Iraq's sec...
Serpents, people share dry ground
NEW DELHI — The monsoon rains that flood wide stretches of South Asia each year force creatures large and small onto whatever dry land c...
Plans to build military sites
TORONTO — Canada's prime minister announced plans Friday for an army training center and a deepwater port on the third day of an Arctic trip...
GHAZNI, Afghanistan — A Taliban leader taking part in hostage negotiations for the lives of 21 South Koreans said Saturday that the hostages would "definitely" be releas...
Car bomb kills 8 in Kurdish city
BAGHDAD — A car bomb struck a market in a Kurdish area in the northern city of Kirkuk today, killing at least eight people and wounding ...
