Lauryn Williams of Rochester, Beaver County, checks out her time after sprinting to the silver medal in the 10-meter race Saturday in the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece...
U.S. journalist freed, plans to stay in Iraq
NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. forces and Shiite militants fought fierce battles in Najaf today, with airstrikes near a revered shrine an...
Norway police search for treasured paintings
OSLO, Norway - Norwegian police said today that they were working on several tips in their search for two Edvard Munch master...
Standoff continues at holy site in Najaf
NAJAF, Iraq - Militants loyal to firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr remained in control of a revered Shiite shrine at the ce...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani troops backed by artillery and aircraft attacked two suspected terrorist hideouts near the rugged Afghan border on Saturday, security off...
U.S. gymnast Carly Patterson is embraced by her coach, Evgeny Marchenko, after winning the gold medal Thursday in the women's gymnastics all-around final at the 2004 Oly...
NAJAF, Iraq - Followers loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said today they were prepared to hand control of the revered Imam Ali Shrine to top Shiite religio...
NAJAF, Iraq - Shiite militants bombarded a Najaf police station with mortars today, killing seven policemen and wounding 31 people after a Cabinet minister issued an ult...
Bible figure might have used cave
KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists think they've found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers - basing their t...
Iraqi soldiers ready to enter compound
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's National Conference refused today to send a second delegation to Najaf to negotiate an end to fighting betwe...
