U.S. wary
of N. Korea
missile launch
U.S. military officials confirmed that North Korea has filed an official "Notice to Mariners" that it intends to conduct a missile launch early next month. Full story
U.S. military officials confirmed that North Korea has filed an official "Notice to Mariners" that it intends to conduct a missile launch early next month. Full story
Wildlife workers rescued turtle eggs and captured a few oil-coated pelicans while state officials assessed the extent of an oil spill from a cargo ship. Full story
"Why" is dominant question for shocked residents of the small town of Winnenden.
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Armed men abducted three international aid workers and two Sudanese guards in the Darfur region, a week after the government ordered aid groups expelled, officials said Thursday.
Rescuers searched freezing waters for 16 missing people Thursday after a helicopter reported mechanical problems and ditched into the Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland.
As tensions rose over a U.S.-China sea dispute, President Obama met China's top diplomat Thursday and stressed the need for more frequent and intense communications to avoid military confrontations.
Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged Vatican mistakes over a Holocaust-denying bishop and his efforts to reach out to ultraconservatives.
The prospect that young men from the United States who fought in Somalia's civil war might return to stage terror attacks at home is a serious potential threat, but one that could soon fade.
An Israeli politician who based his election campaign on baiting the country's Arab minority now seems likely to become the Jewish state's top diplomat.
Police detained protest leaders Thursday and stopped hundreds of marchers from leaving Pakistan's largest city for a rally in the capital.
As America and its Iraqi allies seem to be winning the battle against insurgents n Iraq, attacks such as Tuesday's blast that killed 33 people fail to make front -page news.