Pakistan probes claim on Taliban chief’s death ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani army said Sunday that it was investigating reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died from injuries
Egypt set to unveil Tutankhamun DNA results CAIRO (AFP) – One of the great remaining mysteries of ancient Egypt, the lineage of the boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun, may soon be solved, the country's antiquities supremo hinted on Sunday.
Obama's $3.8 trillion budget heading to Congress WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's proposed budget predicts the national deficit will crest at a record-breaking almost $1.6 trillion
Nigerians Wonder: Could A Military Coup Actually... You'd have to be desperate to want a takeover by the Nigerian army. Nigeria's generals plundered the oil-rich country and executed opponents
Anger as NATO airstrike kills 4 Afghan soldiers KABUL – A joint U.S.-Afghan force called in an airstrike on what turned out to be an Afghan army post after taking fire from there before dawn Saturday
Haiti detains Americans taking kids across border PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Ten Americans were detained by Haitian police on Saturday as they tried to bus 33 children across the border into the Dominican Republic, allegedly without proper documents.
U.S. beefing up missile defenses in Persian Gulf WASHINGTON – As the Obama administration edges toward imposing tougher sanctions on Iran, it has begun upgrading its approach to defending
Interpol chief: Passport fraud major global threat DAVOS, Switzerland – The biggest travel threat facing the world now is passport fraud, according to the chief of Interpol —
Lost Gandhi ashes to be scattered at sea in... JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Some of the last of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes, kept in secret for decades by a family friend, will be scattered at sea off South Africa's
Unbowed on Iraq, Blair Makes the Case for... Anyone who attended the Jan. 29 session of Britain's Iraq inquiry to watch Tony Blair crumble went home disappointed. When the nation's former Prime Minister returns to center stage
Israel kills top Hamas commander in Dubai DAMASCUS: Israel assassinated a senior Hamas military commander in Dubai who played a major role in a Palestinian uprising in the 1980s, an official in the group said on Friday.
Aid flows to Haiti charities, but President... PORT-AU-PRINCE - International charities pouring a jumble of aid into Haiti must work better together to reach and help survivors of the catastrophic earthquake, President Rene Preval said on...
'Infiltrators chased out of country' KHOBA: A top Saudi defense official said Wednesday that Yemeni infiltrators were chased out of the Kingdom and did not pull out voluntarily as they claim.
Full text of Obama's State of the Union speech Text of President Barack Obama's first State of the Union speech, as prepared for delivery on
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Fighting for a Draw in Afghanistan America went to war in 2001 to rid Afghanistan not only of al-Qaeda but also of an extremist Taliban regime that viciously abused its own people
Haiti: A Miracle Rescue Keeps Unrealistic Hopes... Two weeks after the monster quake that flattened much of Haiti's capital, the occasional miracle is prolonging the misery of thousands of others.
Out of war's shadow, Sri Lankans vote for... COLOMBO (Reuters) - Two former allies who led Sri Lanka to victory in a 25-year civil war dueled at the ballot box on Tuesday
France set to move towards burqa ban PARIS (AFP) – France was set to move one step closer to barring Muslim women from wearing the full Islamic veil with the release Tuesday of a report
Blasts kill 37 in Iraq, 'Chemical Ali' executed BAGHDAD – Suicide bombers struck in quick succession Monday at three Baghdad hotels favored by Western journalists in well-planned assaults that killed at least 37 people and wounded more than 100.
Iraq hangs "Chemical Ali" for gas... BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq executed on Monday Ali Hassan al-Majeed, Saddam Hussein's cousin known as "Chemical Ali,"
