In Historic First, U.S. Senator to Meet Burma Chief

U.S. Senator Jim Webb plans to meet with Burma's top official, Senior General Than Shwe, when he travels to the country on Friday in what would be the first-ever meeting between a U.S.

Oh, Canada ... or No Canada?

In U.S. health care debate, supporters of Canada's system say it's example of success, but critics warn of its pitfalls

Iran Calls for Ban on Striking Nuclear Facilities

Iran says the proposal is not linked to veiled threats by Israel of an attack as a last resort if the international community fails to persuade Tehran to freeze its nuclear activities.

Russia Sends Navy to Hunt for Missing 'Piracy' Ship

President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Russian navy to join the hunt for a cargo ship which disappeared after passing through the English Channel.

U.S. Marines Fight for Strategic Taliban Stronghold

The Taliban took an explosive hit in the northern Helmand province today.

Coach Pitino Admits to Sex, Paying for Abortion

Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino told police he had sex with a woman accused of trying to extort him of $10 million and later paid for her abortion, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

Marines Storm Taliban-Held Town in Afghanistan

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U.S. Marines Mount Major Assault on Taliban-Held Afghanistan Town

Hundreds Escape as Mudslides Bury Homes in Taiwan

The survivors, about 700, had made a narrow escape to safety just before the walls of mud and rock buried their homes, Reuters reported

Muslim Teen Who Became Christian Fears for Her Life

An Ohio teenager says she ran away from home to Florida because her family threatened to kill her for converting from Islam to Christianity, local media reported.