VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II made a surprise appearance Wednesday at an open window of his apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square, his first public appearance sinc...
Israel stays on peace course
JERICHO, West Bank - Israel today handed this quiet West Bank town over to Palestinian security control, ending a weeks-long impasse over the...
VATICAN CITY - If you're not among the millions who have already read "The Da Vinci Code," an Italian cardinal has a plea for you: Don't read it and don't buy it.
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Plane was carrying at least 49 people
MOSCOW - A Russian airliner carrying at least 49 people crashed and caught fire today while trying to land near an oil port along th...
Gathering targeted by nearby explosions
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's first freely elected parliament in half a century began its opening session today after a series of explosi...
Italy latest to begin troop exit
ROME - Italy's prime minister announced plans Tuesday to start drawing down his country's 3,000-strong contingent in Iraq in September, p...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Kurdish and Shiite leaders agreed to convene Iraq’s new parliament on Wednesday even if they fail to iron out some wrinkles in their deal to form a coali...
Others think it's still lethal
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Senior Bush administration officials have warned in recent weeks that al-Qaida is regrouping for another massive atta...
Kids were shunned, abused
OSLO, Norway - Gathered at the Royal Christiania Hotel overlooking rain-swept Oslo, the men and women with their nametags and windbreakers could...
Deal is sought for coalition
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kurdish leaders converged on Baghdad for last-minute talks today with majority Shiites as both sides pressed to secure a deal...
