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White House: VP Biden visiting Iraq

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after all American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq's cities and towns.

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    White House: VP Biden visiting Iraq

    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after all American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all

    Iran reports more protest arrests

    Iran on Thursday announced more arrests in the post-election turmoil, detaining seven alleged provocateurs of violence it says were linked to Iranian exiles.

    French: Flight 447 hit sea belly first

    An intact Air France Flight 447 slammed belly first into the Atlantic Ocean at a very high speed, a top French investigator said Thursday.

    American soldier feared captured

    An American soldier, who disappeared after walking off his base in eastern Afghanistan with three Afghan counterparts, is believed captured, officials said

    Operation Khanjar begins in Afghanistan

    Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into southern Afghanistan on Thursday in the first major operation under President

    Plane crash survivor returns to family

    A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris on Thursday to the waiting arms of her father, who gently

    North Korea test-fires 4 missiles

    North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, a move that aggravates already high tensions.

    Bomb targeting police kills 2

    Bombs targeting police and employees of a Pakistani nuclear facility killed two people and wounded scores more Thursday — the latest attacks to hit Pakistan as

    21 more victims of jet crash identified

    Brazilian officials say they've identified the remains of 21 more people who were aboard an Air France jet when it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean last month.

    Greek law restricts public smoking

    Europe's most nicotine-addicted nation adopted a new public smoking ban Wednesday in a bid to stub out the Greek habit of lighting up practically everywhere.

    Mousavi calls election illegitimate

    Iran's embattled opposition leader urged his supporters Wednesday to keep working for "the rights of the people" in his first rallying cry since the regime

    Alexis Arguello found dead at home

    Former boxing champion Alexis Arguello, one of the best junior lightweights to step in the ring, was found dead at his home early Wednesday.

    Italy train derailment death toll rises

    Two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, bringing the death toll to 16,

    Teen survivor of Comoros crash bruised

    Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl clung to the wreckage of a plane for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating in the Indian Ocean,

    Interim leader vows Zelaya won't return

    Honduras' interim leader warned that the only way his predecessor will return to office is through a foreign invasion — though a potential showdown with the

    Iran militia wants probe of Mousavi

    Iran's feared Basij militia asked the country's chief prosecutor Wednesday to investigate embattled opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi for his role in

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