International News

Democracy advocates are welcoming the decision by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to include two foreigners on the commission that will monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Senior security officials in Yemen are offering details on how a man identified as a U.S. al-Qaida suspect managed to kill one of his guards during a failed escape attempt.

The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a $4 million renovation.

Officials say at least 10 people died and 52 were wounded in a suicide car bombing in northwest Pakistan.

A partial tally of Baghdad votes in Iraq's crucial parliamentary election shows Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition leading in the all-important capital.

Several dozen Palestinian women scuffled with Israeli troops on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Saturday amid rising religious and political tensions in the disputed city.

The Vatican on Saturday denounced what it called aggressive attempts to drag Pope Benedict XVI into the spreading scandals of pedophile priests in his German homeland.

A published report says North Korea plans to head back to the bargaining table early next month for talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program.

Chile may need to spend twice as much as Haiti to recover from its devastating quake and tsunami, but it doesn't have the same desperate need for international aid or generous loans.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is heading to Haiti for his second visit since the devastating earthquake to prepare for the upcoming donors conference to raise money for reconstruction.