Obama says base issue must be solved quickly
7:06
President Barack Obama says the U.S. and Japan will work quickly to resolve a dispute over American military bases on Okinawa. At a news conference Friday, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama recalled that he had campaigned...
Obama joins Hatoyama in call for change
6:55
President Barack Obama is joining the Japanese leader in saying the long-standing U.S.-Japanese relationship needs to adapt to the needs of the 21st century. Both leaders voice a determination to maintain the close...
Philippine president signs anti-torture law
6:49
The Philippine president signed a bill criminalizing all forms of torture and prohibiting state authorities from using secret detention centers, her spokesman announced Friday. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's...
Eurozone emerges from recession in 3rd quarter
6:33
The 16-country eurozone has officially joined the United States and Japan out of recession, after figures Friday showed its economy grew by 0.4 percent in the third quarter from the previous three-month period. ...
NKorea vows to defend itself after sea clash
6:22
North Korea warned Friday that it will aggressively defend itself in disputed waters where a bloody naval clash with rival South Korea took place this week, though it tempered its rhetoric by indicating it wants better...
6:05
Turkey's state-run agency says a high-speed train has derailed in western Turkey. ...
Germany drops probe linked to Litvinenko case
5:26
German prosecutors said Friday they have dropped an investigation of a Russian businessman who had been suspected of transporting a radioactive substance used in the fatal poisoning of a former Russian agent in London...
Mideast radicals fill space left by peace impasse
4:10
Iran's closest allies in the Middle East are seizing on a deadlock in U.S.-backed peace efforts to try to sway a frustrated Arab world to their side. Radicals have escalated their rhetoric as hopes for progress on an...
Major militant attacks in Pakistan since October
4:07
A look at the major attacks in Pakistan since the beginning of October: _ Nov. 13: Suicide car bomber strikes regional headquarters of the main spy agency in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing 10 people. Second...
UK's Brown: NATO troop increase for Afghanistan
3:52
Britain's prime minister says NATO nations may contribute 5,000 more troops to Afghanistan _ offering key backing as the U.S. decides whether to increase troop levels. Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched an...
Communist rebel attack kills 12 in Philippines
3:52
Communist rebels killed 12 security forces when they responded to an attack on a logging company in the southern Philippines, the military said Friday. At least one rebel died. New People's Army guerrillas triggered a...
Forbes: Mexico kingpin among world's most powerful
3:48
Mexico's most-wanted drug lord escaped prison by hiding in a laundry truck nearly a decade ago, and his legend and fortune seem to grow with each passing day he eludes capture. Now he has reached a new level of fame _...
Castro as commentator on US politics
3:47
Think you're obsessed with President Barack Obama and the many challenges he faces at home and abroad? Well, you're not alone. Fidel Castro appears to have a fascination with the American leader that would make Obama...
Maoists block Nepal government headquarters
3:40
Tens of thousands of communist demonstrators blocked the government's headquarters in Nepal's capital for a second straight day Friday, crippling the central administration. Supporters of the Communist Party of Nepal,...
Germany to send 100 more troops to Afghanistan
2:38
Germany will send more than 100 extra troops to Afghanistan in January, the country's defense minister said Friday. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the quick-reaction force soldiers would be deployed in the northern...
MISSING TITLE
2:00
German defense minister says Germany will send 100 more troops to Afghanistan in January. ...
Baby in China dies while doctor plays online game
1:36
A 5-month-old baby died in a hospital amid pleas for help from his parents while his doctor played video games online in eastern China, health authorities said Friday. An investigation showed Dr. Mao Xiaojun was...
Japan drops child-snatching case against US man
12:34
Japanese prosecutors confirmed Friday that they have dropped the case against an American man arrested in Japan when he snatched his children from his ex-wife. Christopher Savoie was arrested Sept. 28 in Fukuoka,...
Clinton applauded predicting Pacquiao boxing win
12:25
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton drew loud applause at a town hall meeting with students Friday in the Philippines by giving the right answer to the most pressing question: Is Manny Pacquiao going to win...
Ousted Honduran president: US weakened, yielded
12:24
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya accused the U.S. government Thursday of weakening and changing course in the conflict over the June 28 coup that saw soldiers hustle him out of the country. Washington has said...
Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying
12:14
Cambodia has detained a Thai man for allegedly spying on fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the latest sign of worsening relations between the two neighbors. Thaksin, a fugitive from justice in...
Earthquake shakes northern Chile
11:19
A strong earthquake struck northern Chile early Friday, briefly knocking out power to a city but otherwise causing no major damages, authorities said. The 6.5-magnitude quake's epicenter was between the cities of...
Rio pledges 'power island' immune from blackouts
9:33
Organizers of the 2016 Olympics are pitching host city Rio de Janeiro as a potential "power island" immune from blackouts like the one that left 60 million Brazilians in the dark, though experts questioned Thursday...
Munch artwork stolen from Oslo art dealership
7:43
Police say thieves stole a valuable artwork by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch from an Oslo art dealer. Police spokeswoman Britt Boerve said Friday the thieves stole "Historien" _ or "History" _ from Nyborgs Kunst, a...
Diary that helped expose Stalin's famine displayed
7:01
The diaries of a British reporter who risked his reputation to expose the horrors of Stalin's murderous famine in Ukraine are to go on display on Friday. Welsh journalist Gareth Jones snuck into Ukraine in March of...
Tony Blair to give public evidence on Iraq war
7:01
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will be publicly questioned about the Iraq war during Britain's long-awaited inquiry into mistakes made before and during the conflict, the inquiry chairman said Friday. Chairman John...
Clinton supports Philippine antiterrorism fight
6:54
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday vowed support for the Philippine fight against al-Qaida-linked militants and highlighted the U.S. military's role in helping the country recover from deadly...
Bolivia: Lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels
6:35
Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world's highest navigable lakes, to its lowest level since 1949, authorities said Thursday. Diminished rainfall and a rise in solar radiation...
The hour may be at hand for Russia's 11 time zones
6:11
Russia has 11 time zones across its vast territory _ and its leaders believe that's just too many hours in the day. President Dmitry Medvedev suggested Thursday that Russia reduce the number of time zones in the name...
Brazil: Deforestation sees biggest drop in 20 yrs
5:59
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 percent from August 2008 to July 2009 _ the biggest annual decline in two decades, the government said Thursday. Analysis of satellite imagery by the National...
Facebook, Wikipedia execs brief Vatican on Web
5:57
Vatican officials and Catholic bishops are getting a lesson on the Internet from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google executives as the church struggles to get its message out in the digital age. A four-day symposium in the...
Palestinian vote put off, Abbas remains in office
5:24
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who last week said he didn't want to run for re-election, may get to stay in office without a single ballot being cast. The Palestinian Election Commission ruled Thursday that...
UN children's agency warns of south Sudan famine
4:33
The deputy head of the U.N. children's agency said Thursday that a famine is looming in southern Sudan because of scarce rainfall and inadequate foreign funds for the region. Emergency malnutrition levels in children...
Cuban blogger's husband out to avenge her assault
4:04
The husband of an internationally known dissident Cuban blogger is challenging the presumed state security agents who roughed up his wife to a verbal duel on a Havana street corner. Reinaldo Escobar said Thursday he...
As Obama ponders Afghanistan, so does Europe
3:44
President Barack Obama's delay in deciding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan has found an echo chamber in Europe, where coalition leaders in NATO are weighing whether to send more help or bow to public demands for a...
Pakistanis worry about US nuclear intentions
3:34
In Washington, the ultimate Pakistani nightmare is that the country's nuclear arsenal could fall into the hands of Taliban militants or rogue soldiers. In Islamabad, though, talk of nuclear weapons taps into a very...
Norway: Kidnapped journalist freed in Afghanistan
2:54
A Norwegian freelance journalist kidnapped a week ago in eastern Afghanistan has been released along with his Afghan interpreter, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Journalist Paal Refsdal and an unnamed interpreter...
Denmark invites 191 leaders to UN climate talks
1:38
Denmark's premier sent invitations Thursday asking 191 world leaders to attend next month's U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen, saying their presence was "pivotal" to its success. Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke...
Australia OKs extradition of accused Nazi criminal
1:22
The Australian government on Thursday approved the extradition of an alleged Nazi collaborator accused by Hungary of a World War II killing. Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said Australia takes war crimes...
APNewsBreak: Diplomats: Iran nuke plant 7 yrs old
1:05
Iran's recently revealed uranium enrichment hall is a highly fortified underground space that appears too small to house a civilian nuclear program, but large enough to serve for military activities, diplomats told The...
Expelled West Bank student petitions Israel court
12:50
A female Palestinian student who says she was handcuffed, blindfolded and hauled off to the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army in the middle of the night late last month asked Israel's supreme court Thursday to let her...
Serbian hearings in attack on NY student to start
12:46
Pretrial hearings in the case of a Serb accused of beating a fellow student into a coma in the United States will begin in December, a Serbian court said Thursday. Miladin Kovacevic, a 23-year-old former basketball...
Italy: 17 Algerians arrested in terrorism probe
12:45
Italy's top security official said Thursday that authorities have smashed an international terror cell with the arrest in Italy and elsewhere in Europe of 17 Algerians who were raising money to finance terrorism. ...
North Korea threatens South over naval clash
12:41
North Korea threatened to punish South Korea following their brief-but-bloody naval firefight, though analysts said Thursday that chances of retaliation appeared slim ahead of planned talks between the U.S. and...
Japanese cheer emperor's 20th year on throne
12:07
Tens of thousands of well-wishers gathered outside Japan's moat-ringed Imperial Palace _ many shouting "Banzai," a traditional wish for long life _ to mark Thursday's 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's coronation to...
Sarkozy: No place for burqas in France
11:57
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says there is no place for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women, in France. Sarkozy says all beliefs will be respected in France but says "becoming...
Space station gets new research module
11:56
A cargo ship has delivered a Russian research module to the International Space Station. Russia's space agency says the spacecraft carrying the Poisk (PAW'-eesk) module docked with the orbital station Thursday after a...
UN food summit to back new strategy against hunger
11:17
A draft declaration for next week's U.N. food summit would commit world leaders to a new hunger-fighting strategy by pledging to increase agricultural development aid to help the world's 1 billion hungry people feed...
Ex-top cop says Chirac knew of arms trafficking
11:08
A former French interior minister says former President Jacques Chirac and other senior figures were aware of secret arms trafficking to Angola in the 1990s. The trafficking was at the heart of a vast case dubbed...
Ghana illegal mine collapse kills 15; 13 women
10:59
A police official says 15 people _ 13 of them women _ were killed when a gold mine caved in on them in western Ghana. Western region Superintendent Victor Agbetornyo said Thursday that police are trying to identify the...