BUXTON, Australia (AP) âÄî The crayon colors on the page were bright âÄî orange, red, sunny yellow. But the drawings were as dark as the blackened remains of the landscape near the tiny...

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) âÄî Travis the chimpanzee, a veteran of TV commercials, was the constant companion of a lonely Connecticut widow who fed him steak, lobster and ice cream. He could eat at the...

MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) âÄî NATO led a growing chorus of international concern Tuesday by warning that a truce between the government of Pakistan and Taliban militants in a restive region near the...

ISLAMABAD (AP) âÄî Dozens of followers of PakistanâÄôs top Taliban commander were in a compound when a suspected U.S. missile attack hit Saturday, killing 27 militants in an al-Qaida stronghold...

JERUSALEM (AP) âÄî Exit polls showed moderate Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni edging out hard-line rival Benjamin Netanyahu in parliamentary elections Tuesday âÄî but strong gains...

The Office of International Programs announced a Global Spotlight last week to draw more attention to the global work the University of Minnesota is involved in. While the University works with multiple...

DETROIT (AP) âÄî ChryslerâÄôs U.S. vehicle sales plunged 55 percent in January, while General MotorsâÄô tumbled 49 percent and FordâÄôs dropped 40 percent, starting 2009...

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) âÄî A few lines in a novel that sold just seven copies have earned an Australian writer three years in a Thai prison. The conviction of Harry Nicolaides on Monday for insulting...

TEL AVIV, Israel âÄî As Gil Levkovitch stared at a glowing TV screen showing Israeli ground forces moving into the Gaza Strip, he worried that he was going to get the call. At 10 p.m., his phone...

While students returning to campus will bike through snow and slush, one University of Minnesota professor is taking his two wheels across the sands and jungles of Africa while continuing to teach a spring...