Hamas to Accept Cease-Fire With Israel 'Beginning' in Gaza

2008/04/22 07:52:55

A Hamas official says the group has softened its demands for a cease-fire with Israel. A spokesman s...

'Chemical Ali' Is Returned to U.S. Detention Facility

2008/04/22 05:41:59

Saddam Hussein's cousin, whose execution has been delayed for months in a complex legal and politica...

Somali Forces Rescue Hijacked Dubai Ship and Arrest Pirates

2008/04/22 02:07:00

Somali forces rescued a hijacked ship carrying food to this desperately poor African nation Tuesday,...

Homicide Car Bomber Kills 2 Marines in Iraq

2008/04/22 01:37:59

Homicide bomber detonates vehicle at a checkpoint near the western city of Ramadi, killing two U.S. ...

U.S., France Draft U.N. Resolution to Battle Pirates

2008/04/21 08:14:32

The United States and France are drafting a U.N. resolution that would allow countries to chase and ...

Hundreds Flee Somalia's Capital After Weekend Violence

2008/04/21 04:32:29

Hundreds of residents fled Somalia's capital on foot, by car and on donkey carts Monday and others c...

Saddam Hussein's Cousin 'Chemical Ali' Hospitalized

2008/04/21 04:10:38

An attorney says a cousin of Saddam Hussein known as "Chemical Ali" has been hospitalized after goin...

Report: Muslim Leaders Mecca Time to Replace GMT

2008/04/21 03:29:13

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) could be replaced by 'Mecca Time,' if a group of Muslim leaders get their ...

U.N. Says Darfur Conflict Getting Worse

2008/04/22 07:28:11

The United Nations aid chief and the representative of the peacekeeping mission said tens of thousan...

Iraqi PM to Neighbors: Stop Terrorists From Crossing Borders

2008/04/22 03:53:46

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday he was disappointed that neighboring countries hav...

Rising Costs Threaten Food Aid for World's Poorest Children

2008/04/22 01:40:12

Skyrocketing food costs are threatening food aid for some 20 million of the world's poorest children...

Pakistan Releases Pro-Taliban Leader

2008/04/21 11:26:42

Pakistan released a pro-Taliban leader Monday who sent thousands of militants to fight against the U...

Bodies of 20 Migrants Found in Waters off the Bahamas

2008/04/21 07:28:46

U.S. Coast Guard says the bodies of 20 migrants have been recovered from the sea near the Bahamas....

Brazil Priest Carried Aloft by Helium Balloons Disappears

2008/04/21 04:24:49

A Roman Catholic priest who floated off under hundreds of helium party balloons was missing Monday o...

Islamic Schools Trick African Boys into Begging

2008/04/21 03:41:32

African boys are sent to Senegal to learn Islam and are used to beg for money....