WASHINGTON- Canine lovers were in mourning Thursday at the news that a bug-eyed Chinese crested hairless pooch, who was officially crowned the "World's Ugliest Dog," has died at age 17. The...

CAIRO- Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party scored an overwhelming victory in upper house elections, according to results announced Thursday amid accusations of irregularities and a low voter...

MOSCOW, Alissa de Carbonnel - Six men from Europe, Russia and China were Thursday locked away from the outside world for the next one-and-a-half years, in an unprecedented simulation of a manned...

ANKARA- Iraqi Kurd leader Massud Barzani arrived in Turkey Wednesday on a five-day official visit, just days after Turkish Kurdish rebels killed six soldiers in a rocket attack on a naval base. On...

JERUSALEM, Patrick Moser- Israel said on Tuesday it will deport all the foreign activists its forces detained during a botched raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed nine people, after...

RIYADH, Paul Handley- An MTV documentary on young people challenging Saudi Arabia's ultra-strict Islamic social code has sparked an uproar among conservatives, and court and government...

ASHDOD, Joe Krauss- Black-clad commandos can be seen rappelling down from helicopters then pointing assault rifles, in some of the dramatic footage of Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla on...

KIRDASA, Natacha Yazbeck - Six months into her pregnancy, Tahani Rabia continues to ignore doctor's orders and rises before dawn every morning, praying that when she turns on the tap the water will...

STAR CITY, Alexander Osipovich- One Russian and two Americans set to fly to the International Space Station voiced nostalgia Monday for the retiring US space shuttle, which will make its final visit...