BAGHDAD — New Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad today, armed with a mandate from President Bush to help forge a new Iraq war strategy. He made the unanno...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's army has "opened its doors," the prime minister said Saturday, appealing to troops who served under Saddam Hussein for help in curbing the rampant...
UNITED NATIONS — South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was sworn in Thursday as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations, promising to make his top priority the restoratio...
British police release report
LONDON — A British police inquiry released today concluded that the deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend in a 1997 Paris car crash wer...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two car bombs targeting day laborers looking for work exploded within seconds of each other today on a main square in central Baghdad, killing at least 5...
SANTIAGO, Chile — Some in Chile celebrated with champagne but for others, there was no joy in the death of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, only the sense of a final injustice com...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Islamic militants may be in charge, but that doesn't mean there won't be Christmas this year.
The cash-strapped Hamas government is promising $50,...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Former San Francisco Giants shortstop Jose Uribe was killed early Friday in a vehicle crash in his native Dominican Republic.
The Dom...
Iraq study says talks with Syria key; Israelis say 'no'
TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday rejected a U.S. advisory group's conclusions that Israel...
A survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor looks across the water near a replica lifesaver during the 65th anniversary ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday. ...
