US Athletes Welcomed At Olympics Opening
The Olympic flame is now burning over Beijing.
The Olympic flame is now burning over Beijing.
An Iraqi lawmaker close to Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki is defending the government's record on spending for reconstruction, saying critics are overlooking Baghdad's progress the past three years.
The Olympic flame has made one of its final relays on the eve of the Olympic Games opening ceremony as torchbearers carried it along the ancient Great Wall of China.
An MIT-educated Pakistani woman faces arraignment today on charges she tried to kill U.S. agents and military officers in Afghanistan.
There's been a deadly attack on police in a border region of China, just four days before the olympics.
The start of an Israeli family's vacation sounds like the movie “Home Alone.”
Police in Canada say they arrested a 40-year-old man who allegedly stabbed and beheaded a seatmate aboard a bus.
A total solar eclipse was seen sweeping across Earth Friday morning, providing a special glimpse of the sun for people in the upper Northern Hemisphere.
Iran's supreme leader says his country will continue its nuclear program despite the standoff with countries demanding an end to some of its atomic activities.
Iran's president says he sees “common ground” with the west over his country's disputed nuclear program, and “new behavior” from the United States that could merit a positive response.
The death toll is climbing in Baghdad after a coordinated series of bombs struck Shiite worshippers marching in a religious procession today.
Organizers say all tickets to Olympic events in Beijing have been sold, putting the games on course to be the first to ever sell out.
The competition is under way in Beijing to secure coveted tickets to the upcoming Olympic games.
Officials say a motorized boat has sunk in congo, killing at least 47 people. Some 100 people are missing.
Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has arrived in Berlin, kicking off the European leg of his overseas trip amid high expectations.
More than 100 people are injured after a powerful earthquake rattled northern Japan early today.
Amy Winehouse's husband has been sentenced to more than two years in jail for assault and obstructing justice.
Iraq's government isn't endorsing a fixed date, but a spokesman says it's hoped U.S. combat units can be out of Iraq sometime in 2010.
A bi-racial couple has a pair of one in a million twins: one is light skinned like daddy and one is darker skinned, like his mother.
Pentagon leaders are looking for ways to send additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan this year.
Pope Benedict says the world's natural resources are being squandered by “insatiable” consumption and urges people to care more for the environment.
Family and friends outside the homes of two captured Israeli soldiers burst into tears today when TV showed Lebanese guerrillas turning over two black coffins. They're believed to contain the bodies of Israeli soldiers captured two years ago.
Coalition forces have handed the Iraqi government control of a province south of Baghdad, reflecting security improvements across the country.
U.S. troops have reinforced a remote military outpost in Afghanistan after well-armed militants got inside and killed nine American soldiers. Fifteen other soldiers were wounded.
A photo showing Iran's launch of four missiles might be a fake.
