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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Dozens of insurgents attacked a U.S. convoy with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades, sparking a clash that saw U.S. troops kill 26 militants, one of t...

Lebanese fear new violence BEIRUT, Lebanon - Investigators searched the rubble of a car-bombed building in Beirut for clues to an attack Saturday that boosted fears of re...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Attackers gunned down a police officer heading to work Saturday in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, then bombed a funeral procession carrying his corpse, kil...

TOKYO - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice indicated today that the next move in a standoff over North Korea's nuclear program will be up to the Pyongyang government, a...

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II made a surprise appearance Wednesday at an open window of his apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square, his first public appearance sinc...

Israel stays on peace course JERICHO, West Bank - Israel today handed this quiet West Bank town over to Palestinian security control, ending a weeks-long impasse over the...

VATICAN CITY - If you're not among the millions who have already read "The Da Vinci Code," an Italian cardinal has a plea for you: Don't read it and don't buy it. Genoa ...

Plane was carrying at least 49 people MOSCOW - A Russian airliner carrying at least 49 people crashed and caught fire today while trying to land near an oil port along th...

Gathering targeted by nearby explosions BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's first freely elected parliament in half a century began its opening session today after a series of explosi...

Italy latest to begin troop exit ROME - Italy's prime minister announced plans Tuesday to start drawing down his country's 3,000-strong contingent in Iraq in September, p...