Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strateg...

Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader
Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of h...

Police: Attack on Pakistani Muslim Shiites kills 5
Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed at least 5 people in southwestern Pakistan in the third dead...

Court gives verdicts in Portugal child abuse trial
A judge has started reading out a Portuguese court?s verdicts on more than 800 alleged crimes in a major child se...

Some flooding on NC Outer Banks as Earl passes
First light reveals some flooding on the narrow vacation islands of North Carolina?s Outer Banks after Hurricane ...

Miami airport evacuated when suspicious item found
A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport?s six concourses along with an onsite hotel were...

Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored
U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbre...

Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC
A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina?s Outer Banks for those who wan...