4 U.S. bases to be returned
TOKYO — The U.S. government has told Japan that it will allow the relocation of about 8,000 Marines — 1,000 more than originally proposed — st...
Politician: They are ready to talk
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Sunni Arabs are ready to end their boycott of talks to form a new government if rival Shiites return mosques seized in ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi security forces today shot dead five suspected terrorists believed to be involved in a foiled attack on the world's biggest oil proce...
Violence in Iraq surges
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A car bomb exploded in a Shiite holy city and 13 members of one Shiite family were gunned down northeast of the capital Saturday i...
At least 2 suicide bombers killed
ABQAIQ, Saudi Arabia — A burst of gunfire and explosions thwarted an attempt to strike at the heart of the Saudi oil industry.
Suicide b...
MANILA, Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a state of emergency today, saying she had quashed a coup plot, and the military confined troops to thei...
Dozens killed in reprisals
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A major Sunni Arab bloc today suspended talks with Shiite and Kurdish parties on a new government after scores of Sunni mosques...
Moscow market was snow-covered
MOSCOW — The snow-covered roof of a Moscow market collapsed early today, killing at least 40 people and forcing rescuers to clear away conc...
Officials fear humans at risk
GENEVA — The unprecedented spread of bird flu to 14 more countries in the past three weeks brings the disease closer to millions of people, ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Wednesday offered to help finance a Palestinian Authority run by the Hamas militant group, state radio reported.
The secretary of Iran's Supreme N...
