Armed men opened fire on police at a guardpost outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, leading to a clash that a doctor says left two officers dead.

A German cargo ship held captive for 41 days off the coast of Somalia was released and all aboard were safe and unharmed, a shipping company said Wednesday. A Somali...

A text of the statement that President Bush made at the conclusion of the G-8 summit Wednesday in Japan, as provided by the White House:

Heavy fighting erupted Wednesday between government supporters and Hezbollah’s allies in northern Lebanon, killing at least three people and shattering a fragile...

Police in Naples say they have arrested 44 suspected mobsters in a crackdown on drug trafficking.

Charging bulls plowed into or trampled piles of fallen thrillseekers Wednesday, injuring at least two people at the running of the bulls, including an American who was...

A U.S. Marines commander says his troops have killed 400 insurgents in southern Afghanistan since April.

A German shipping company says pirates off the coast of Somalia have released one of its cargo ships after holding the vessel and crew for 41 days. All aboard are...

European Central Bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet has warned that high inflation could linger in the euro-zone for “some time.”

Israeli troops raided Nablus city hall on Wednesday, the deputy mayor said, in what appears to be part of an ongoing crackdown on institutions the army believes are...

A German shipping company says pirates off the coast of Somalia have released one of its cargo ships after holding the vessel and crew for 41 days. All aboard are...

Nepalese doctors walked off the job Wednesday, shutting down hospitals and clinics in the capital to pressure the government to protect them against attacks by angry...

Police say three officers have been killed and four kidnapped in separate attacks in Russia’s violence-plagued southern province of Ingushetia.

Nepalese doctors walked off the job Wednesday, shutting down hospitals and clinics in the capital to pressure the government to protect them against attacks by angry...

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday in war games officials say are in response to U.S. and Israeli...

A young Canadian model was found dead in her Shanghai apartment building this week, and police said Wednesday they suspect she was murdered.

A shipment of Russian food aid arrived this week in North Korea, the country’s official news agency reported Wednesday.

A veteran legislator and former political detainee returned his party to power in Grenada on Tuesday after 13 years in opposition, according to preliminary election...

Brazilian police arrested a former Sao Paulo mayor and two prominent financiers Tuesday in a case that grew out of an influence-peddling scandal involving senior...

Iran’s state television says its Revolutionary Guards have tested nine new long- and medium-range missiles in war games that officials say are in response to U.S....