BAGHDAD, Iraq - An American hostage pleaded for his life with a rifle pointed at his head in a video released today while 11 Iraqi police died in fierce clashes and gunm...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi security forces have arrested the "most lethal" top lieutenant of al-Qaida's leader in Iraq - a man allegedly behind 75 percent of the car bombings...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A local group of Palestinian militants announced Saturday it is ready to stop violence, a sign that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas appears to b...
BEIJING - The Chinese authorities will hold a low-key funeral service for Zhao Ziyang, the purged Communist Party chief, and have given permission for his burial in a ce...
Irish Enforcement notoriously lax
DUBLIN, Ireland - The posted speed limits in Ireland are about to change dramatically, but few people are sure whether to hit the gas or...
EREZ CHECKPOINT, Gaza Strip - Hundreds of armed Palestinian police deployed across the northern Gaza Strip today to prevent rocket fire on Israeli communities, raising h...
Shiite mosque is the target
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb exploded outside a Shiite mosque in Baghdad today where worshippers were celebrating a major Muslim holiday, killin...
Nations rally behind early warning cause
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The U.S. military - the largest group aiding tsunami survivors - says it will immediately begin scaling b...
Transition caps months of unrest
KIEV, Ukraine - Parliament scheduled a Sunday inauguration for Western-leaning President-elect Viktor Yushchenko, setting the stage for t...
Unifying proposals focus of committee
KOBE, Japan - India plans a tsunami-warning system that its neighbors could join, while Indonesia envisions one run by southeast Asi...
