Iraq's Electoral Commission says voter turnout in Saturday's Kurdish election was high and polling went smoothly, despite allegations of irregularitie...
India has launched its first indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine capable of firing ballistic missiles. The submarine, once in service, will g...
Senior officials from the United States are converging on Israel for talks on the Middle East conflict and Iran. U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell, l...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a strong defense of Obama administration policy on North Korea and Iran during an extended interview Sund...
The U.N. refugee agency reported thousands of Congolese have been uprooted by the latest escalation of fighting in the South Kivu province of the east...
Community leaders say that swine flu is sweeping through Australia's largest aboriginal communities on Palm Island off the Queensland coast. Elders sa...
The arrests of more than 40 prominent politicians and Jewish leaders in New Jersey and New York on corruption and money laundering charges have sent s...
Stocks in Asia extended their rally Friday, with investors encouraged by positive economic and company news. Some stock markets have risen more than 7...
Voters in Guinea-Bissau head to the polls Sunday for the second round of a presidential election to replace long-time leader Joao Bernardo Vieira, who...
Political opponents of Mauritanian President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz say they will continue to fight against the results of a vote that they say...
