Al-Qaida deputy is U.S.'s target
DAMADOLA, Pakistan — Pakistan on Saturday condemned a deadly airstrike in which the U.S. reportedly targeted al-Qaida's second-in-command...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A kiss is just a kiss, but it may prove to be the kiss of death for a Malaysian snake charmer who will attempt to set a world record by planting...
ISTANBUL, Turkey — After 25 years behind bars for trying to assassinate Pope John Paul II and fatally gunning down a journalist, Mehmet Ali Agca was released from prison...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Hundreds of Iraqi police candidates left restive Anbar province today for training in the capital, including 200 men who survived a suicide bombing last ...
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WASHINGTON — New German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking to improve her country's relations with President Bush, buoyed by an emerging int...
Nuke efforts eyed by U.N.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran threatened today to block inspections of its nuclear sites if confronted by the U.N. Security Council over its atomic activi...
345 Muslim pilgrims killed
MINA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims tripped over baggage as they rushed to cast stones at pillars representing the devil, causing the latest d...
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims stampeded on the last day of a symbolic stoning ritual at the hajj today, and the Interior...
ISTANBUL, Turkey — The man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 was released from prison today after serving more than 25 years in Italy and Turkey for the plot against th...
People urged not to panic
ANKARA, Turkey — The World Health Organization today tried to allay fears of a massive bird flu outbreak in Turkey, telling people not to panic ...
