China has threatened to slap sanctions on American companies that sell arms to its rival Taiwan as part of a range of punitive actions Beijing is...

A British couple kidnapped by Somalian pirates in the Indian Ocean have issued another plea for help, saying they are being badly treated and need...

The Pakistani military on Sunday was looking into a local report that the region's Taliban leader had died, officials said. Around 1 p.m., lunch...

Ten Americans were charged with child trafficking after they tried to bus 33 children through the Haitian-Dominican Republic border Saturday without...

Daniel Rouzier clutched a mahogany rosary and a pair of latex gloves in his left hand, his face covered in a sterile mask. Around 1 p.m., lunch...

An earthquake killed one person and injured 11 in southwest China early Sunday, state media reported. Around 1 p.m., lunch -- a three- to...

A rebel group said Saturday that it will accept a truce offered by the Yemeni government on condition that the government ends its "unjust war"...

China's indignant reaction to the announcement of U.S. plans to sell weapons to Taiwan appears to be in keeping with a new attitude that is worrying...

A Hamas commander killed in Dubai was targeted by Israel for his role in smuggling "special weapons" to the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Islamist...

Relief workers in Haiti began handing out women-only food coupons to help ensure that families and the weak get supplies following the country's...