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...
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...
