On Oct. 3, two girls were abducted from their village in the southern Sudanese state of Jonglei. More than 7,000 miles away, their uncle, University graduate student Kou Solomon, is fighting to get them...

.UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Myanmar's government has agreed to a visit by the U.N.'s human rights investigator, who has been barred from entering the military-ruled country since 2003, the United Nations said...

.BEIJING (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao engineered the retirement of a powerful Communist Party rival Sunday in a move that enhanced his political standing yet may have opened up a divisive battle...

;UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Once a pariah state promoting terrorist acts and seeking nuclear weapons, Libya in recent years has turned to promoting peace in Africa and diplomatic efforts to resolve the continent's...

.NEW DELHI (AP) - Wild monkeys attacked a senior government official who then fell from a balcony at his home and died Sunday, media reported. New Delhi Deputy Mayor S.S. Bajwa was rushed to a hospital...

.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - City health officials took steps Thursday toward opening the nation's first legal safe-injection room, where addicts could shoot up heroin, cocaine and other drugs under the supervision...

.PARIS (AP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy and his elegant but enigmatic wife, Cecilia, called it quits and abruptly announced their divorce Thursday after months of speculation about their marriage. The...

MOSCOW (AP) - Vladimir Putin's annual TV call-in show revealed just how much Russian politics have become a one-man show. Over the three-hour session Thursday, Putin showcased the booming economy, belittled...