Humvee hit near Fallujah
FALLUJAH, Iraq - Insurgents attacked a U.S. military convoy and a Humvee was burned today near Fallujah, witnesses said, a day after the grisly k...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - This week's outbreak of violence in Uzbekistan is linked to al-Qaida, a top anti-terror official said today - the first time the Uzbek government ...
VIENNA, Austria - OPEC will cut its production target by 4 percent, several oil ministers said today - a move that analysts say could drive prices past the psychological...
World court: Rights of Mexicans ignored
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that the United States violated the rights of 51 Me...
Another attack leaves 4 dead
FALLUJAH, Iraq - In one of the bloodiest days in weeks for the U.S. military, five troops died when a bomb exploded under their military vehi...
He wrote plays, novels, movies
GENEVA - Sir Peter Ustinov, a brilliant wit and mimic who won two Oscars for an acting career that ranged from the evil Nero in "Quo Vadis"...
DUBLIN, Ireland - Ireland outlawed smoking in workplaces today, imposing the strictest anti-tobacco measure ever adopted by any country on earth - and one certain to cha...
Attackers emerged from sea in wetsuits
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Two armed Palestinians in wetsuits and flippers emerged from the Mediterranean and fired toward a beachfron...
U.S. troops fight rebels in Fallujah
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents detonated explosives on an oil well in northern Iraq, sparking a fire that raged for 24 hours before being...
Palestinians ask public for restraint
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Sixty prominent Palestinian officials and intellectuals today urged the public to refrain from retaliation for...
