UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand the U.N. role in Iraq and opened the door for the world body to promote talks to ease Iraq's sec...
Serpents, people share dry ground
NEW DELHI — The monsoon rains that flood wide stretches of South Asia each year force creatures large and small onto whatever dry land c...
Plans to build military sites
TORONTO — Canada's prime minister announced plans Friday for an army training center and a deepwater port on the third day of an Arctic trip...
GHAZNI, Afghanistan — A Taliban leader taking part in hostage negotiations for the lives of 21 South Koreans said Saturday that the hostages would "definitely" be releas...
Car bomb kills 8 in Kurdish city
BAGHDAD — A car bomb struck a market in a Kurdish area in the northern city of Kirkuk today, killing at least eight people and wounding ...
Opposition builds against Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Gen. Pervez Musharraf received no respite from political woes today after backing away from emergency ...
Tight security looks for bombs
BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of Shiite pilgrims converged on a golden-domed shrine in northern Baghdad, some beating their heads and chests ...
Government mulls state of emergency
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —Political turmoil in Pakistan deepened today when the government raised the possibility that embattled President ...
At stake: rich oil, gas resources
TORONTO — Canada's prime minister began a three-day trip to the Arctic on Wednesday in an effort to assert sovereignty over the region a...
NEW DELHI — Health workers disinfected wells and distributed chlorine tablets to thousands of villagers rushing back to their homes as water levels receded sharply in no...
