Contractor killed in attack in eastern Afghanistan
Three men wearing Afghan army uniforms and driving an Afghan army vehicle forced their way onto a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Friday and ...

Asia stocks up as US jobs picture brightens
A positive jobs report that pushed the Dow to another record high this week helped boost Asian stock markets on Friday. The U.S. government reported ...

US court charges al-Qaida spokesman on 9/11 crimes
A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden's inner circle was charged Thursday with conspiring to kill Americans in his role as the terror ...

A look at what NKorea vow to scrap armistice means
The armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953 is, at best, a fragile thing: The countries overseeing it have formally accused each other of more ...

Holder promises more openness on national security
Attorney General Eric Holder promised the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the Obama administration will share more information with ...

A diplomatic natural, Kerry hits ground running
With the smile of a seasoned politician, a flair for languages and a vast repertoire of personal anecdotes, Secretary of State John Kerry schmoozed ...

Venezuela's Chavez dies, officials call for unity
Some in anguish, some in fear, Venezuelans raced for home and stocked up on food and water Tuesday after the government announced the death of ...

Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58
President Hugo Chavez was a former paratroop commander and self-styled "subversive" who waged continual battle for his socialist ideals. He bedeviled ...

Dominican prosecutors seek US senator's testimony
A Dominican judge ruled Tuesday that he needs to hear from a U.S. senator and one of his campaign contributors before deciding whether to grant a ...
US investigating report of drone spotted near NYC
The FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday they are investigating a pilot's report that he spotted a small unmanned aircraft near ...

Egypt's leader mulls army takeover of restive city
A security agency headquarters was set on fire as protesters battled police for a third straight day in Port Said on Tuesday, and Egypt's Islamist ...

NKorea: Cold War history with US justifies nukes
The Cold War still rages in North Korea, and enemy No. 1 is the United States, which Pyongyang blames for making its much-condemned drive to develop ...
Asia stocks rise as China announces budget
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as investors registered approval for China's spending priorities announced at its annual congress. Markets in Hong ...

Lawyer: Accusations against US senator are false
A Dominican woman who once said in a video that she had sex with a New Jersey senator for money is now acknowledging that the allegation was false, ...

Legacy in mind, Obama aides form web of influence
Close aides and loyal allies who made President Barack Obama's re-election possible are attempting to do what's never been done before.

Obama nominates 3 to Cabinet-level posts
President Barack Obama signaled his willingness to tackle climate change with his pick of Gina McCarthy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, ...

US, Saudi present united front on Syria, Iran
The United States and Saudi Arabia on Monday presented a united front to Iran and Syria. They warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that they will ...
US government spending cuts weigh on oil prices
The price of oil hovered below $91 a barrel on Monday as markets continued to digest the introduction in the U.S. of automatic government spending ...

Tamed Dragon supply ship arrives at space station
A private Earth-to-orbit delivery service made good on its latest shipment to the International Space Station on Sunday, overcoming mechanical ...

Kerry says US releasing millions in aid to Egypt
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday rewarded Egypt for President Mohammed Morsi's pledges of political and economic reforms by releasing $250 ...
US seizes 2,200 pieces of artwork in US
A federal prosecutor in New Jersey says the government has seized a massive trove of works of art that were used to launder money raised through fraud

GI's WikiLeaks admission energizes his supporters
While it may be a curious legal strategy, an Army private's decision to admit in court that he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to ...

Obama issues pardons to 17 for minor offenses
President Barack Obama on Friday issued pardons for 17 people, largely for minor offenses. Those receiving pardons came from 13 states and had been ...
New Mexico company: US may allow horse slaughter
U.S. officials have indicated they might soon grant an inspection needed to start processing horse meat at a southeastern New Mexico slaughterhouse.