At least 78 dead in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers dug for survivors today after landslides and floods triggered by days of torrential rain killed dozens of peop...
Residents survey a house destroyed by a landslide in Tawangmangu, Indonesia, today. Days of torrential rain triggered landslides that killed up to 78 people in western I...
Sparse violence brings tourists
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Gloom was banished from Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem for the first time in years today as Christian pilgrims...
KABUL, Afghanistan — As the choir of Army soldiers sang a spirited "Frosty the Snowman" under a light snowfall Sunday evening, Lt. Com. Lynne O'Neil bobbed in time and t...
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's oldest-ever monarch Thursday, reaching a new milestone in a job she has held for more than a half century — one that comes w...
ORANJESTAD, Aruba — Prosecutors today plan to divulge evidence they gathered over the last eight months against three young men who will not be charged in the disappeara...
BAGHDAD — U.S. soldiers found mass graves north of Baghdad next to a torture center where chains were attached to blood-spattered walls and a metal bed frame was still c...
Visitors walk past a Christmas tree near Chinese traditional buildings today at Yu Garden in Shanghai, China. Christmas, while not traditionally celebrated, is gaining p...
Middle East mired in conflict
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Millions of Muslims across the Middle East on Wednesday marked the first day of Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday in...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Not even Santa is safe in Rio de Janeiro.
A helicopter carrying a Santa Claus to distribute gifts at a Christmas party came under fire when it f...
