ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Threats of U.S. military action inside Pakistan to counter al-Qaida militants have highlighted the shaky relationship between these two key players...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has invited representatives of Muslim countries to meet next week at his summer residence, the Vatican said today.
Benedict will meet Mo...
NEW YORK — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez came to New York this week without a prepared speech but with a firm conviction he would address the United Nations without r...
Chavez gets U.N. applause
UNITED NATIONS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President Bush "the devil" in a fiery speech to the United Nations, but later reached o...
BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand's new ruling junta on Thursday announced a ban on meetings of political parties and barred the establishment of new parties.
The announcemen...
U.S. soldiers are targeted
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Attacks against U.S. troops have increased following a call earlier this month from al-Qaida in Iraq's leader to target America...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Claudio Paulo Pinto is looking to break an eye-popping record. Literally.
Pinto can pop his eyeballs at least 7 millimeters (0.3 inches) out of ...
Family recalls 'Croc Hunter'
BEERWAH, Australia — "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin was remembered today for his "great zest for life" at a public memorial service for the b...
Leaders speak to U.N. council
UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim at U.S. policies in Iraq and Lebanon on Tuesday, and accused Washington of a...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Sister Leonella, a nun who devoted her life to helping the sick in Africa, used to joke there was a bullet with her name engraved on it in Somalia. When...
