Pontiff ignores ancient text during homily
ROME — Pope Benedict XVI Thursday recounted the Biblical betrayal of Jesus by Judas, calling the apostle a double-crosser for w...
KABUL, Afghanistan — Some 2,500 Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops pushed ahead with a massive offensive in Afghanistan's eastern mountains Thursday to flush out rebel...
Rebels ambush police convoy
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Dozens of policemen were missing today and at least six were dead after insurgents ambushed a police convoy near a U.S. base, ...
President: 'Be angry at us and die of this anger'
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Thursday that Iran won't back away from uranium enri...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The acting parliament speaker said today he will convene the Iraqi legislature next week to push forward the formation of a new government stalled over t...
Dead prisoners may be source
TIANJIN, China — A few weeks after receiving a lifesaving liver transplant, Pakistani businessman Shaukat Javed shuffled slowly around a spec...
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather around a fire today as they burn leavened items in a final preparation before the Passover holiday in Jerusalem. All leavened food, such as br...
PARIS — After weeks of protests and strikes, President Jacques Chirac announced plans today to "replace" a law that would have made it easier for companies to fire worke...
New vehicles used during patrol in city
RAMADI, Iraq — The troops didn't go far, the mission didn't last long and the neighborhood wasn't the most dangerous in town. But ...
