VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II is likely to be released from the hospital in time for Holy Week services that begin with Palm Sunday on March 20, the Vatican said toda...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A series of attacks claimed by an al-Qaida-linked group in Iraq left at least 16 people dead and dozens wounded today, as the country took its first majo...
JERUSALEM - Palestinian militants wounded two Israeli border policemen in a shooting attack on a military post near a West Bank shrine today, the latest attempt to disru...
Survivor believes she was targeted
ROME - Hundreds of people flocked to a Rome church today to pay their last respects to an Italian intelligence officer shot and killed ...
TOKYO - Determined to break with its past, Sony Corp. tapped a foreigner as its chief executive today and vowed to turn around its lagging electronics sector by linking ...
LA PAZ, Bolivia - President Carlos Mesa said he would submit his resignation to Congress after 17 months in office, warning that growing protests against Bolivia's oil a...
Plans for total withdrawal postponed
DAMASCUS, Syria - The presidents of Syria and Lebanon announced today that Syrian troops will pull back to Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Va...
VATICAN CITY - Even if Pope John Paul II is released from hospital in time for Easter at the end of the month, he is unlikely to fully participate in services marking Ch...
Agent killed at checkpoint
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Nursing an injured shoulder, an Italian journalist held by Iraqi insurgents returned to Italy on Saturday, a day after she came...
Wrist displays can pinpoint militants
HOLON, Israel - Israeli troops are now sporting gear that Dick Tracy would be proud of: tiny video screens, worn on the wrist, which...
