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 ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sunni Muslim militants claimed responsibility today for the assassination of a community leader who was working to get out the vote on behalf of Iraq's t...
