TEHRAN, Iran — A landing Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway and raked its wing along the ground, sparking a fire that killed 29 of the 148 people on board Fr...
TYRE, Lebanon — Italian soldiers poured into Lebanon on Saturday, part of the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to boost the U.N. force keeping t...
MANOPPELLO, Italy (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI on Friday prayed at a sanctuary in this tiny village in central Italy that is home to a shroud some believe was used to wipe t...
Leader vows to never give it up
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran underlined its disregard today for the U.N. deadline to halt uranium enrichment — now expired — when its president vow...
Shiites were likely targets
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A barrage of coordinated bomb and rocket attacks on eastern Baghdad neighborhoods killed at least 47 people and wounded more t...
It may take 12-18 months
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The top U.S. general in Iraq said Wednesday he believes Iraqi forces can take over security with little coalition support within ...
JERUSALEM — The Israeli army said today that it has transferred control over a portion of the Israel-Lebanon border to Lebanese and international troops for the first ti...
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Hurricane John pummeled Mexico's resort-studded Pacific Coast with wind and rain today, plotting a course that could take its eye close to land...
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Hezbollah Cabinet minister said today that the guerrilla group will not release two captured Israeli soldiers unconditionally, and that they would on...
Justice Ministry official shot, dies
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A roadside bomb exploded in Baghdad's oldest and largest wholesale market district, killing at least 24 people and wo...
