MUMBAI, India (AP) âÄî Indian police said Thursday they would not charge the father of a child star in the hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire," and ended their investigation into claims he tried to...

PATNA, India (AP) âÄî A brutal heat wave, together with threats of violence from communist guerrillas, kept millions away from the polls Thursday in India's monthlong election. The initially high...

PERUGIA, Italy (AP) âÄî An American student turned somber and buried her face in her hands Thursday when the blood-covered face of the woman she is accused of murdering was shown in video footage...

BRUSSELS (AP) âÄî International donors pledged more than $250 million Thursday to strengthen Somalia's security forces and try to stop the rampant attacks by armed Somali pirates that have plagued...

ROME (AP) âÄî Italy's government wants to move this summer's Group of Eight summit from Sardinia to earthquake-stricken L'Aquila âÄî both to save money and to give the devastated central...

ISLAMABAD (AP) âÄî Gunmen attacked a Pakistani paramilitary force sent to a Taliban-infiltrated district just 60 miles from the capital Thursday, killing a police officer and feeding growing doubts...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) âÄî The more than 100,000 civilians pouring out of Sri Lanka's war zone have included people with untreated blast, mine and gunshot wounds âÄî prompting the U.N....

LONDON (AP) âÄî An attempt by the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas to make an unprecedented video link address to British lawmakers failed Wednesday following a technical glitch....

JOHANNESBURG (AP) âÄî Lines of South African voters snaked around dusty fields, up misty hills and around gritty urban neighborhoods Wednesday, all for an election expected to propel Jacob Zuma...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) âÄî Sri Lankan troops closed in on separatist rebels in an ever-shrinking coastal war zone Wednesday, as two prominent guerrillas surrendered and tens of thousands of refugees...