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BEIJING — China's safety watchdog confirmed Saturday that toy beads recalled in the United States and Australia after sickening children contain a substance that can tur...

Military tracks Iraq activity BAGHDAD — Rocket and mortar attacks in Iraq have decreased to their lowest levels in more than 21 months, the U.S. military said today. Last...

ROME — Italian authorities detained four people today accused of taking part in riots triggered by the accidental killing of a soccer fan by a policeman — the latest epi...

Former insurgents involved in fight BAGHDAD — At least 18 people were killed in clashes between al-Qaida fighters and former insurgents who turned against the terror netw...

KABUL, Afghanistan — Six U.S. troops were killed when insurgents ambushed their foot patrol in the high mountains of eastern Afghanistan. The troops were returning from ...

Environmental impact increasing TAIYUAN, China — It takes five to 10 days for the pollution from China's coal-fired plants to make its way to the United States, like a sl...

She planned to lead protest ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani police placed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto under house arrest today, uncoiling barbed wire in front of her...

ABOARD A MILITARY PLANE — The longer the political turmoil in Islamabad continues, the greater the risk that it will distract the Pakistani army from battling insurgents...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's parliamentary elections will he held by mid-February, a month later than planned, the country's military ruler said today, a day after P...

Fabled forest needs massive rescue effort EDWINSTOWE, England — Robin Hood might have a hard time hiding out in the Sherwood Forest of today. The forest once covered abou...