Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear...

Pakistan's military says a transport helicopter has crashed because of a technical failure, killing 26 security personnel on board....

A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA)...

South African police have seized a large quantity of heroin which they say was smuggled into the country from...

Israeli attacks with guided missiles fired from aerial drones killed civilians during the recent Gaza fighting in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said in a report released this week....

In a bizarre twist a man who lost his female flatmate in a tragic accident will now be prosecuted because of an unrelated...

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding freedom of expression and press freedom on Friday voiced his strong support for the recent call issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Iran to respect fundamental human rights....

KABUL (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier and an Afghan were killed when a suicide bomber tried to attack a base in southeast Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, two days after a major operation...

A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority today said that defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed "terrible crimes"...

By Fisnik Abrashi and Rahim Faiez Associated Press Writers Kabul - Militants exploded a vehicle outside the gates of a US coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, sparking a two-hour...

'); COLUMBUS, Ohio | Several states are facing the prospect of government shutdowns and program cuts as they enter the first weekend of the fiscal year and the Fourth of July holiday without...

'); Free tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service were made available Friday as reports surfaced that the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in the Los Angeles home where the pop star was...

'); PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. | Lt. Col. Luke Thompson sometimes skims his C-130 cargo plane just 150 feet above the ground, battling smoke, shifting winds and rugged terrain on his way to...

YEMENIA is suspending all flights to the Comoros in the aftermath of Tuesday's crash of an Airbus A310 near the islands' capital Moroni in which 153 died, the airline...

The unusual news of a Thomas Parkin caught in New York impersonating his dead mother to collect her Social Security struck Thomas Parkin of Plymouth Meeting uncomfortably close to home. Almost a...

BBC News, Tonnerre On its 3,500km (2,187-mile) odyssey from Monaco to Paris, the Tour de France passes through hundreds of towns and villages.The race is divided into 21 stages, or...

Two women who were friends of the mother of Danieal Kelly - the 14-year-old girl who died of starvation and neglect in 2006 - were sentenced to probation and community service yesterday for lying to...

'); COLUMBIA, S.C. | After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted mind of philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, his constituents differed Friday on whether he should...

'); D.C. residents and visitors celebrating Independence Day may have to choose between clogged streets and crowded Metro trains this weekend. But following tradition, hundreds of thousands are...

Marilynn Marter, 66, a retired Inquirer food writer known for her encyclopedic knowledge of nutrition, cooking, and baking, was found dead Thursday at her home in Philadelphia. She died of...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired six ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United...

'); Republican Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska stunned her state and the political world Friday by announcing she will resign her post at the end of the month, igniting speculation about what the move...

Panama City - A moderately strong earthquake has rattled Panama, sending residents rushing into the streets. The US Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 and was...

The U.S. Coast Guard, Philadelphia police, and volunteer rescuers were searching late into last night for a man and a child missing in the Delaware River near the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. The incident...

'); GAFFNEY, S.C. | Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have fatally shot four people. Tanya...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A top aide to Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him in an editorial Saturday of committing crimes against the nation...

Taliban forces attack military base; two U.S. troops killed Taliban detonates explosives-laden truck, later launches rockets at base At least 32 Taliban fighters killed in response to...

'); CAIRO | A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting postelection turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate...

Wellington - New Zealand has had its first fatalities linked to the H1N1 flu, with three deaths in the last week, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday. The deaths came as the country's tally of...

'); ST. PAUL, Minn. | He lost the 1998 Minnesota governor's race to a former pro wrestler, Jesse Ventura, and this week conceded his U.S. Senate seat to a former "Saturday Night Live" comedian, Al...

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year...

GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of...

MOSCOW : President Dmitry Medvedev said he expected the visit to Moscow next week of his US counterpart Barack Obama to open up new prospects for US-Russia relations. "We expect that concrete results...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell an American icon and showcased some of the greatest U.S. writers, is returning...

Recently appointed ambassador to the United States Michael Oren warned over the weekend that an Iranian atomic bomb can "wipe Israel off the map in a matter of seconds," and that the Iranians could...

OVER 50,000 people were evacuated in south China after the heaviest rains in years led to flooding and swollen rivers in recent days, state media...

George Zambelli of Zambelli Fireworks Internationale sets up for last year's show. The New Castle, Pa.-based company is reducing the amount of perchlorate in its products to lessen its environmental...

After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Burma's military junta today refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu...

A proposal circulating in the legislature could result in a state takeover of Philadelphia's municipal pension plan, and officials from the city and the pension board are raising alarms. In response...

Philadelphia police were scouring the city yesterday for a high-level drug dealer who they believe set up the shootings of Rian Thal and Timothy Gilmore, according to a law enforcement source, and...

The New Straits Times quoted a government official as saying that he had been shocked during a recent visit to the Cameron Highlands to find mothers as young as 11 and 12 years old in the maternity...

NEW: Lottery for Michael Jackson memorial service now open to non-U.S. residents Computer will randomly select 8,750 names to receive pair of tickets Police, city officials urging those who don't...

Participants in the mentoring program's anniversary celebration in the Comcast Center included (from left) Clarissa Velazquez, Craig Gay, Bryant Keal, and Steven Ferguson. The program is sponsored by...

OAS head doubts Honduras' interim leadership will restore ousted President Zelaya Vice chancellor: Honduras prepared to withdraw from OAS Zelaya vows to return to country despite arrest...