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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Assailants in Pakistan launched two separate attacks Friday on vehicles carrying fuel for NATO and American forces in Afghanistan, highlighting the vulnerability of the U.S.-led mission...

Dear Muslim World, I am writing you today as an American citizen who is deeply embarrassed by current events in my country. First, let me say that I am not...

What a short memory Paul Hoffer, co-chairman of the Kandiyohi County Republican Party (Public Forum, Sept. 1), has. While George W. Bush was driving the country into a bigger depression...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- China demanded answers today from the Philippines after a 12-hour hostage drama in the heart of Manila ended with eight Hong Kong tourists dead along with...

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- From flags to Facebook, 22-year-old Jimena Navarrete has quickly made it clear what she plans to promote as the world's newest Miss Universe -- her home...

COPIAPO, Chile (AP) -- Rescuers are lowering capsules containing rehydration tablets, glucose and oxygen down a long hole to 33 miners who surprised the world by staying alive while trapped...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ahead of the end-of-the-month deadline mandated...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A suicide bomber and gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital today, killing at least 15 people including members of parliament in an attack that set...

COPIAPO, Chile (AP) -- For 33 men found alive after 17 days trapped deep in a copper and gold mine, the toughest challenge now may be preserving their sanity during...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A Boeing 737 jetliner with 131 passengers aboard crashed on landing and broke into three pieces at a Colombian island in the Caribbean early today. The...

Brennan Lewis, 12, of Cosmos broke the world record in his weight division in the bench press Saturday at the WABDL Midwest Regional Championships in Minneapolis. Lewis, competing in the...

TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported today. The statistics for...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican issued a revised set of in-house rules Thursday to respond to clerical sex abuse, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children...