World
Obama affirms U.S. commitment to defense of Japan
YOKOHAMA, Japan — U.S. President Barack Obama said the commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan...
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...
Suspect in Norway attacks charged, denied public platform in court
OSLO, Norway — It was supposed to be a defining moment for Norwegian terror suspect Anders Behring Breivik...
Massive Baghdad bombing casts doubt on Iraqi security, elections
BAGHDAD — Suicide bombers in cars packed with explosives killed at least 132 people and wounded 600 more outside Iraqi government buildings Sunday morning in nearly simultaneous blasts that were powerful even by Baghdad's...
Gadhafi whereabouts remain mystery; Niger denies he is in that country
TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi’s whereabouts...
President of Eritrea dismisses allegations
ASMARA, Eritrea — In this lonely corner of the world, the...
London’s Heathrow Airport to begin using full-body scanners
LONDON — Despite ongoing privacy concerns, authorities will start using full-body scanners at Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, in about three weeks, the British government announced Tuesday...
Bombing kills 3 U.S. soldiers, 4 Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD — Three U.S. soldiers involved in training members of Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps were among seven people killed Wednesday by a roadside bomb outside a girls school in northwest Pakistan, a setback for a program regarded as vital to the defeat ...
Egyptian protests intensify; demonstrators battle with police
CAIRO and TUNIS, Tunisia — Police and protesters clashed across Egypt...
