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Crossing the United States recently on a book tour, architect Yoshihiro Takishita observed that Americans begin their lectures with a joke, "but being Japanese, I will s...

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Fears that the ethnic tensions and violence in Iraq will spread beyond its borders brought foreign ministers from neighboring countries to Turkey for ...

Mortars, bombs wound at least 65 BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents carried out a series of attacks in Baghdad today using car bombs and mortar rounds, killing at least 20 Iraqis...

BEIJING - Taiwan's opposition leader met with Chinese President Hu Jintao today, capping a historic reconciliation between his party and mainland communists whose civil ...

Hitler's guard recalls demise of a despot BERLIN - On the streets of Berlin, Soviet and German forces were locked in the apocalyptic finale to World War II in Europe. Ten...

Some key slots remain open BAGHDAD, Iraq - The interim National Assembly approved a partial Cabinet on today, breaking months of deadlock and political wrangling. But dis...

Explorers set world record TORONTO - Five explorers using huskies and wooden sleds reached the North Pole on Tuesday, setting a world record by coming in several hours ea...

JERUSALEM - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas threatened to use force against anyone who violates a cease-fire with Israel, his toughest warning against Palestinian milit...

POLGAHAWELA, Sri Lanka - An intercity passenger train collided with a bus that tried to dash through a railroad crossing in northwestern Sri Lanka today, killing 35 peop...

Missile sale seen as threat JERUSALEM - Russian President Vladimir Putin is about to embark on the first visit by a Kremlin leader to the Jewish state, a historic bid to ...