At least 6 die; hundreds hurt
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan — A strong earthquake struck northwestern Japan today, destroying hundreds of homes, buckling roads and bridges and causi...
Revelers are chased during a running of the bulls at the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, today. The fiestas, held since 1591, attract thousands of visitors each y...
Many frustrated by U.S. response
BAGHDAD — Nawal Na'eem Karim was surprised last week to hear her toddler tell her, "Talaq inana! Talaq inana!" — "Bullets here! Bullets h...
The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun, who stands 7 feet, 9 inches, shakes hands with He Pingping, who only measures 2 feet, 4 inches, in Baotou, China's Inner Mongolia Au...
6 policeman killed in open street battle
BAGHDAD — U.S. forces battled Iraqi police and gunmen today, killing six policemen, after an American raid captured an Iraqi poli...
Bush says more time still needed
WASHINGTON — A White House report on Iraq released today shows there has been satisfactory progress on eight benchmarks, unsatisfactory p...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani troops raided Islamabad's Red Mosque today and attempted to flush out the remaining militants entrenched inside a women's religious schoo...
Minister warns of civil war
BAGHDAD — Iraq's foreign minister warned today that a quick American military withdrawal from the country could lead to civil war and the coll...
6 U.S. troops die in new fighting
TUZ KHORMATO, Iraq — A string of suicide bombings killed at least 73 people and wounded dozens in Shiite villages north of Baghdad, incl...
Global concert series kicks off
SYDNEY, Australia — Concerts in Sydney and Tokyo on Saturday kicked off 24 hours of music by more than 150 artists in a round-the-globe se...
