BRUSSELS - European leaders welcomed Thursday a US decision to drop plans to extend its anti-missile shield into the continent, amid hope that the move could help improve strained ties with Russia....
WASHINGTON - A group of US Senators unveiled legislation Thursday aiming to strip telecommunications firms that took part in a hugely controversial Bush-era spying program of immunity from lawsuits....
COLLEGE PARK, Karin Zeitvogel - In a speech recapturing the energy of his presidential campaign, Barack Obama on Thursday rallied young Americans to tackle their generation's defining struggle:...
BEIRUT - A UN court created to try the killers of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri has seen a "surge" in progress, the court prosecutor said Wednesday.
"Yes, we've made progress, but I can't...
LONDON - The British government's chief legal official said late Wednesday she has sacked her housekeeper after a newspaper reported that she was an illegal immigrant.
Attorney General Patricia...
WASHINGTON - The US administration will seek a 60-day delay in the trial of five alleged plotters of the September 11 attacks as it weighs whether to try them before civilian or military courts....
WASHINGTON- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged Tuesday to work to boost US trade with Bangladesh, calling the nation a model as a democratic and secular-minded Muslim-majority nation....
KABUL- Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai hopes to win another five years in office but will wait for the results of investigations into electoral fraud, his campaign spokesman said Wednesday....
WASHINGTON - The United States said Tuesday it was concerned about violence in Uganda and was in touch with local authorities to ensure the safety of Americans and monitor the crisis.
"We are...
SAN FRANCISCO - Most US doctors approve of a "public option" to supplement private health care insurance in the United States, as proposed by President Barack Obama, a poll showed Monday.
A total...