Clinton asked to help in kidnap case
The U.S.-based lawyer for one of 10 American Baptists charged with child kidnapping in Haiti appealed Tuesday for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to
Witness: Demjanjuk's stories vary
A top German investigator testified Tuesday that John Demjanjuk has given conflicting stories about where he spent the rest of World War II after being
Conjoined twins separated by operation
Moniand Mukta born as Siamese twins on Aug. 22, 2009 are now playing in two separate beds. The noble operation done totally free of cost as the parents of the
US Army closes in on south Afghan town
U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern
Sri Lanka's leader dissolves parliament
Sri Lanka's president dissolved parliament Tuesday to make way for spring elections a day after authorities arrested a key opposition leader, crippling the
UN slams Haitian hospitals
The United Nations has warned that it will cut off shipments of free medicine beginning immediately to any Haitian hospitals that it finds are charging
Whatever the weather, US team is ready
Cypress Mountain passed a major test Monday, as freestyle skiers completed their first pre-Olympic practice sessions and Winter Olympic organizers kept dumping
Nearly 200 people indicted in massacre
Philippine prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's
Defiant Iran accelerates nuke program
Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be
Marines wait in cold for Afgh offensive
U.S. Marines have established Outpost Belleau Wood, a base near the edge of the Taliban-controlled town of Marjah, which the Marines plan to attack in the
Afghan avalanches may have killed 64
Massive avalanches roaring down a mountain pass north of Kabul may have killed more than 60 people Tuesday, Afghan officials said, as rescuers evacuated about
Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids
Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest
170 tons of tainted milk powder found
The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system.
Winter missing as Games approach
As Olympians arrive by the day, the Winter Games seem to be missing something. Namely, winter. There's more snow in D.C., as in District of Columbia, than
Body found in landing gear of flight
A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify
Report:Toyota to recall 300,000 Priuses
Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, a news report