Report says al-Maliki is key figure
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Study Group report makes clear that much depends on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government delivering on...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The toll in one of the U.S. military's deadliest days in Iraq rose to 11 today when the military confirmed that another soldier had died in fighting west...
Panel recommends enhanced diplomacy
WASHINGTON — The United States faces a "grave and deteriorating" situation after three years of war in Iraq, a high-level commission w...
GUINOBATAN, Philippines — Officials could only apologize Monday when asked about the prospects of finding survivors in the towns and villages swamped by mudslides from d...
MANILA, Philippines — A U.S. Marine was convicted today of raping a Filipino woman and sentenced to 40 years in prison, ending an emotional trial that has strained U.S.-...
SAO PAULO, Brazil — An influential Brazilian cardinal says the Roman Catholic Church should reconsider its ban on allowing priests to marry.
Cardinal Claudio Hummes, who...
SANTIAGO, Chile — Gen. Augusto Pinochet, whose 17-year dictatorship carried out thousands of political killings and widespread torture, was fighting for his life in a Ch...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A Marine helicopter carrying 16 people made an emergency landing in a lake in a volatile province west of Baghdad, killing one and leaving three missing,...
They sell cars but can't drive them
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi women still can't drive cars, but they can sell them. Potential buyers can go to an all-women showroom wh...
Venezuelan leader calls it blow to Bush
CARACAS, Venezuela — Emboldened by a resounding re-election, President Hugo Chavez pledged to shake up Venezuela with a more radic...
