BAGHDAD, Iraq - A wave of car bombings shook the Iraqi capital today, killing at least nine people as rebels stepped up their offensive to block the Jan. 30 national ele...
U.N. to focus on warnings
KOBE, Japan - In the wake of an ocean wave that horrified an unready world, hundreds of U.N. conference delegates today got down to the business...
Attacks escalate as voting nears
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq will seal its borders, extend a curfew and restrict movement to protect voters during the Jan. 30 election, official...
8 others die in suicide bombing
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen killed eight Iraqi National Guard soldiers at a checkpoint in central Iraq today, and eight people died in a suicid...
Militant, Israel crises rage on
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in as Palestinian Authority president on Saturday and started his job facing two crises: Isr...
Officials eager to withdraw
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The United States is eager to end its military tsunami mission as soon as other nations are ready to take over, the U....
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The infant dubbed "Baby 81" nurses from a bottle of milk and kicks playfully at a pink blanket as nine desperate, heartbroken women quarrel over him...
DARMSTADT, Germany - A European space probe has landed on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan after a seven-year journey, a space official said Friday, buoying hopes that...
Steps taken to increase turnout
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqis in two of the country's most troubled provinces will be permitted to register and vote on the day of elections, the...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea today announced it would return to six-party nuclear talks and would consider treating the United States as a "friend," shortly after a ...
