BAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. military said today it would release five Iraqi women detainees, a move demanded by the kidnappers of an American reporter to spare her life, bu...
SHANGHAI, China — Along with food and firecrackers, Chinese are adding a new item to their lunar New Year shopping: adult diapers.
Sales have soared ahead of the holiday...
Leader says he'll keep cease-fire with Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hamas won a huge majority in parliamentary elections as Palestinian voters rejected the longtime rule ...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Amid tight security and a sea of green and yellow flags, Palestinians cast ballots in their first parliament election in a decade today — a histo...
Two elderly Palestinian men fill their ballots today at a polling station in the West Bank village of Betunia. Amid tight security, Palestinians voted in their first par...
STRASBOURG, France — The head of a European investigation into alleged CIA secret prisons in Europe said today there was evidence the United States outsourced torture to...
OTTAWA — Stephen Harper pledged to quickly carry out his campaign promises to cut taxes, get tough on crime and repair strained ties with Washington after his Conservati...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The court trying Saddam Hussein canceled the resumption of his trial today, delaying the session for five days, after some judges opposed the appointment...
Administrative posts will go first
BERLIN — Automaker DaimlerChrysler said today that it would reduce administrative staff by 20 percent over three years, cutting 6,000 j...
STRASBOURG, France — The head of a European investigation into alleged CIA secret prisons in Europe said today there was evidence the United States outsourced torture to...
