Posted: 1:10 PM Pakistan successfully launched an upgraded ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead Wednesday, days after its neighbor and archenemy India conducted its own missile test, its military said.
Posted: 1:09 PM Bo Guagua, a Harvard graduate student, denied that he received preferential treatment in admissions, was a poor student and drove a pricey sports car.
Posted: 1:06 PM London's Metropolitan Police said they are still investigating the disappearance of the girl, who vanished shortly before her fourth birthday in May 2007 from a condo at a resort.
Posted: 10:15 AM Two major South Korean retailers pulled U.S. beef from their stores Wednesday following the discovery of mad cow disease in a U.S. dairy cow.
Posted: 5:09 AM North Korea is armed with "powerful modern weapons" capable of defeating the United States, a top military chief in Pyongyang said Wednesday amid increased speculation abroad about the nation's missile arsenal and nuclear ambitions.
Posted: 5:27 PM Rebels seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad killed three regime officers in separate attacks Tuesday around Damascus, activists and state media said, the latest violence targeting the security forces used by the government to quash dissent.
Posted: 5:22 PM An explosion at a busy train station in Lahore has killed several people and left scores more injured Tuesday, Pakistani police said.
Posted: 8:48 AM Jordanian prosecutors say authorities have detained a journalist for publishing online statements alleging misconduct by royal officials.
Posted: 8:46 AM Sudan continued with its aerial bombardment of South Sudan on Tuesday, dropping eight bombs overnight, an official said, as South Sudan's president said the attacks amounted to a declaration of war by Sudan.
Posted: 6:37 AM The number of measles deaths worldwide has apparently dropped by about three-quarters over a decade, according to a new study by the World Health Organization and others.
Posted: 6:33 AM James Murdoch defended his record at the head of his father's British scandal-tarred newspaper arm, saying Tuesday that he had been given assurances by subordinates "which proved to be wrong."
Posted: 5:28 PM Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he plans to be back home Thursday after finishing his latest round of cancer treatment in Cuba.
Posted: 5:00 AM North Korea's military vowed Monday to launch unspecified "special actions" soon meant to reduce South Korea's conservative government and media companies "to ashes" in less that four minutes, in an escalation of its recent threats.
Updated: 5:15 AM People around the world have been celebrating Earth Day, which turned 42 this year.
Posted: 5:03 PM President Hamid Karzai's office says Afghan and U.S. officials have finalized a long-awaited strategic partnership deal.
Posted: 9:40 AM Authorities say masked gunmen burst into a bar in the northern city of Chihuahua and opened fire, killing 14 people.
Posted: 6:08 PM An airline official in Pakistan says the plane that crashed Friday near the airport in Islamabad was brought down by "heavy winds."
Posted: 4:19 AM Experts say a New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led the soft-drink giant to note that even water can be deadly in excessive amounts.
Posted: 5:05 AM The enormous, 16-wheel truck that North Korea used to carry a missile during a recent parade likely came from China in a possible violation of UN sanctions meant to rein in Pyongyang's missile program, experts say.
Posted: 5:03 AM India announced the successful test launch Thursday of a new nuclear-capable missile that would give it the ability to strike the major Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai for the first time, a significant step forward in its aspirations to become a regional and world power.
Updated: 8:59 AM A lawyer for Osama bin Laden's three widows and their nine children says the family is expected to be deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia later Wednesday.
Posted: 8:41 AM Italian officials say they have identified the bodies of an American couple and two German nationals who perished when the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized.
Posted: 9:01 AM A cathedral made from cardboard. The idea may sound flimsy, particularly given that cathedrals tend to be known for their solid presence: the flying buttresses, the soaring domes, the Gothic grandeur.
Posted: 8:51 AM To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts.
