Peacekeepers pushing Darfur rebels to ceasefireA senior commander of international peacekeepers in Darfur said Tuesday the mission is encouraging rebel groups to accept a government cease-fire offer—a task made difficult by recent violence.
Tanker capture raises alarm over Somali piracyIt seems inconceivable: Somali pirates in speedboats foil warships from the world's most powerful navies to prey on shipping lanes crucial to the oil supply.
Ships diverted after Saudi oil tanker hijackedA major Norwegian shipping group on Tuesday ordered its more than 90 tankers to sail around Africa rather than use the Suez Canal after Somali pirates seized a Saudi supertanker carrying $100 milli
Congo rebels to pull back to allow talksCongolese rebels said Tuesday they were pulling back their forces to allow talks with the army, whose soldiers were fleeing and even fighting their own allies as any lingering army control in the a
Zimbabwe police break up health protest by doctorsRiot police prevented striking doctors and nurses Tuesday from protesting against Zimbabwe's collapsing health care system, which lacks even basic drugs amid a rapid spread of cholera in the countr
US says will work with China on product safetyThe United States, preparing to open its first Food and Drug Administration offices outside the country, said Tuesday that it has embarked on a new strategy with Beijing to ensure that Chinese prod
Japanese girl makes her pitch for pro teamThe knuckleball—the fluttering, hard-to-hit pitch that's rare in the major leagues—is propelling a 16-year-old girl to the pros in Japan.
UN panel denounces Darfur arms violationsA U.N. panel says the Sudanese government and rebel groups in Darfur have flagrantly violated a U.N. arms embargo and have chosen a military solution to the conflict over peace talks.
Iraq PM tries to rally support for security pactIraq's prime minister delivered a nationally televised address Tuesday to rally domestic support for a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, calling it a step toward full sovereignty and assuring neighbors it
British government wants crackdown on sex tradeThe British government wants to make it illegal to pay for sex and is considering a plan to "name and shame" men who visit prostitutes—a move critics say would turn back the clock to Victorian ti
Israeli tanks rumble into Gaza, raze farmlandsIsraeli tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, drawing mortar fire from Palestinian militants and intensifying violence that has chipped away at a tenuous cease-fire.
Hijacked Saudi oil tanker anchors off SomaliaPirates who seized a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million in crude anchored the ship within sight of impoverished Somali fishing villages Tuesday, while other bandits took control of an Irani
Iranian-operated cargo ship hijacked off SomaliaThe U.S. Navy says a cargo ship has been hijacked off the Somalia coast—the latest in a series of attacks by pirates operating out of the African country.
NATO says it fired at insurgents in PakistanNATO troops in eastern Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at insurgents inside Pakistan in an attack the alliance said was coordinated with the government in Islamabad.
Hijacked oil tanker anchored off Somalia coastPirates who seized a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million in crude oil anchored the ship within sight of impoverished Somali fishing villages Tuesday, while the U.S.
Iowa zoo recaptures flamingo that flew the coopAn Iowa zoo has recaptured a flamingo that flew over a Des Moines neighborhood, a golf course and the entire zoo during a 7-hour freedom flight.
Flamingo recaptured after escaping from Iowa zooA flamingo that flew the coop at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo has been recaptured and returned to the zoo. Zoo spokesman Terry Rich said the adult flamingo was discovered missing Tuesday morning.
New constable allows friend to fire gun into airA newly elected constable was questioned by sheriff's deputies after allowing a friend to fire his county-issued handgun into the air at a party.
