U.N. promises more to come
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations vowed to discipline two officials implicated in a report that detailed conflicts of interest and flawed man...
Iraq insurgents resume attacks
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents struck back with a vengeance following a post-election lull, waylaying a minibus carrying new Iraqi army recruit...
Arab and Israeli leaders to meet
JERUSALEM - In a bold initiative, Egypt summoned the leaders of Israel, the Palestinians and Jordan today to a long-awaited summit next w...
Spokesman: No cause for alarm
VATICAN CITY - John Paul II had difficulty breathing as he battled the flu and will spend a few more days in the hospital, but his heart was...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's leading Sunni Muslim clerics said today that the country's landmark elections lack legitimacy because large numbers of Sunnis did not participate ...
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Former President Clinton became the U.N. point man for post-tsunami reconstruction and Australia's leader visited Indonesia's battered region of ...
Iraqi security not ready yet
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's president said today it would be "complete nonsense" to ask foreign troops to leave the country now, although some cou...
Voters defy threat of attacks to cast ballots
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's interim leader called on his countrymen to set aside their differences today while jubilant Iraqis si...
BERLIN - World leaders said today that Iraqis handed a defeat to terrorism by voting in large numbers in landmark weekend elections, but their welcome was tinged with co...
He'll have more time to lobby, travel overseas
KRAKOW, Poland - After years of globe-trotting in Air Force Two attending funerals of world leaders, George H.W. Bush once ...