PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) _ The U.S. is suspending a trade deal with Bolivia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday. She called it unfortunate but necessary because Bolivian President Evo...

BEIJING (AP) âÄî ChinaâÄôs communist leaders have approved a key rural reform that for the first time will permit farmers to lease or transfer their land in a change aimed at raising rural...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) _ The British pair on trial for sex on the beach deny going all the way, but even a snuggle in the sand is too much in this Persian Gulf city. Although Dubai sells itself...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) âÄî Escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border near a historic temple erupted Wednesday in a deadly gunbattle, prompting officials to quickly...

BAGHDAD (AP) âÄî While the rest of the world is facing a financial meltdown, the Iraq Stock Exchange is booming. The ISX index soared nearly 40 percent during September, boosted by increasing confidence...

MOSCOW (AP) _ President Dmitry Medvedev watched a missile soar from Russia's rain-soaked northern forests toward a target thousands of kilometers away on Sunday, capping a weekend of launches reminding...

The University of Minnesota improved in the QS World Rankings this year, making it into the list of top-100 universities to get your first degree in. The University went from a 142 to 87 world ranking...

LONDON (AP) _ World stock markets swooned once more Wednesday as concerns about the state of the global economy outweighed a coordinated rate cut by top central banks aimed restoring confidence in the...

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) âÄî Anti-government protesters vowed Wednesday to avenge those killed and injured in clashes with the police. Soldiers maintained an uneasy calm in Bangkok a day after two...