World
Castro makes rare appearance on Cuban TV
MEXICO CITY — What he said mattered so much less than the fact he said it, or said anything at all...
U.N. reports 111,481 confirmed deaths in four areas in Haiti
Statistics are a moving target in earthquake-shattered Haiti, shifting as often as the unsteady ground...
U.S. expands Mexico travel warning
More violence over a wider area in Mexico has caused the U.S. State Department to expand a warning against travel to the country...
Afghan opium the most lethal drug worldwide, U.N. says
MOSCOW — Afghan opium kills more people every year than any...
Karzai to accept fraud-audit results; government deal uncertain
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai was expected to announce Tuesday his acceptance of a U.N.-backed fraud audit reducing his vote in the August election to less than 50 percent, but it wasn't clear if he'd consent to a deal with his chief rival to ...
Afghanistan denies secret negotiations with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai's...
Iraqi judges strike down ban on candidates tied to Saddam’s regime
BAGHDAD — Hundreds of candidates accused of ties to the outlawed Baath Party will be allowed to participate in Iraq's upcoming election after a decision Wednesday by judges to defer hearing their appeals until after the poll...
Police question Olso suspect; death toll raised to 77
OSLO, Norway — Olso police questioned the man...
Australian women convicted of cruelty over the death of a mouse
SYDNEY — An Australian animal welfare group Friday...
Britain evacuates its diplomats from Iran; Norway shuts embassy
BAGHDAD — One day after the sacking of its embassy in...
Questions raised over Afghan police force
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — While the Obama administration is counting on Afghanistan's security forces being able to defend the country by the summer of 2011, a commander with the Afghan National Army questions if his nation's police force will be up to the task...
