MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) âÄî Pakistan was trying to end bloodshed when it let the idyllic Swat Valley fall under Islamic law last week. Instead, it has emboldened the Taliban and prompted an invitation...

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) âÄî Paraguay's president was hit with another paternity claim Monday, just a week after the former Roman Catholic bishop acknowledged fathering a different illegitimate...

JERUSALEM (AP) âÄî Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday not to allow Holocaust deniers the chance to carry out a second Holocaust against the Jewish people. He spoke at the...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) âÄî Somali pirates in speedboats opened fire Monday on two cargo ships in the latest hijacking attempts in the notorious Gulf of Aden. Another band of brigands freed a food...

GENEVA (AP) âÄî Dozens of Western diplomats walked out of a U.N. conference and a pair of rainbow-wigged protesters threw clown noses at Iran's president Monday when the hard-line leader called...

MEXICO CITY (AP) âÄî Mexico's Foreign Relations Department says it has approved Cuban-American Carlos Pascual as the new U.S. ambassador. Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa told reporters Mexico...

BAGHDAD (AP) âÄî Only in Iraq a few weeks, nearly 500 U.S. Army combat engineers who specialize in clearing roads of explosives learned they were being shipped off to southern Afghanistan, one...