Venezuela's science and technology minister says an undersea fiber-optic cable that was laid last year between Venezuela and Cuba is working. More »Venezuela: Fiber-optic cable to Cuba is working
The Muslim Brotherhood made an early show of confidence as vote counting began in Egypt's landmark presidential election on Thursday, saying its exit polls showed its candidate in the lead in the race to succeed ousted leader Hosni Mubarak. More »Brotherhood claims lead as Egypt vote count begins
The president of the Vatican bank has effectively been ousted after receiving a unanimous vote of no-confidence from bank overseers for having leaked documents and failed to do his job at a critical time in the Holy See's efforts to show financial transparency, the Vatican and officials said. More »Vatican bank chief ousted in no-confidence vote
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The jury in John Edwards' campaign corruption trial has concluded a fifth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. More »Jury in John Edwards trial ends 5th day of deliberations after looking at about 20 exhibits
BONN, Germany - U.N. climate talks ran into gridlock Thursday as a widening rift between rich and poor countries risked undoing some advances made last year in the decades-long effort to control carbon emissions that scientists say are overheating the planet. More »UN climate talks deadlocked in Bonn as divisions between rich and poor nations reopen
BEIRUT - The Syrian regime and an increasingly organized rebel force are carrying out illegal killings and torturing their opponents, but government forces are still responsible for most of the violence stemming from the country's uprising, a U.N. panel said Thursday. More »UN panel claims evidence of illegal killings, torture by Syrian forces, armed opposition
BAGHDAD - Iran and six world powers wrapped up talks Thursday still far apart over how to oversee Tehran's atomic program, but with resolve to keep dialogue going as an alternative to possible military action. More »Talks with Iran set to resume next month in push for accord on its nuclear program
YANGON, Myanmar - Demonstrators protesting electricity outages in Myanmar clashed with police Thursday, and several were arrested. The spreading protests are a test of the tolerance of a reformist civilian government after decades of military rule. More »Myanmar demonstrators clash with police, some arrested as power cut protests spread
CAIRO - The Muslim Brotherhood said Thursday that its candidate was leading in exit polls from Egypt's landmark presidential election, as official counting began after two days of voting to choose a successor to ousted leader Hosni Mubarak. More »Brotherhood claims lead in polls as vote count begins in landmark Egyptian election
MOSCOW - Two prominent Russian opposition leaders were released from detention Thursday after spending 15 days in a Moscow jail for disobeying police. More »Russian opposition leaders released after spending 15 days in jail for disobeying police
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's military launched an attack Thursday on an al-Qaida hideout in the country's south as part of a wider offensive, killing 35 militants, the Defence Ministry said. More »Yemen says 35 al-Qaida militants killed in clashes with military in south, part of offensive
PARIS - A leading French Muslim group says three mosques have been vandalized over the past week and is urging authorities to punish the perpetrators. More »3 French mosques vandalized, Muslim group urges politicians to speak out
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A United Nations official says that people in Haiti are dying from cholera because funding to stem the disease is drying up. More »UN official in Haiti: Budget cuts causing cholera deaths
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The U.N. Yugoslav tribunal says the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic will resume June 25th, about a month later than initially planned. More »Yugoslav war crimes tribunal says Mladic trial to resume June 25th with first witness
Argentina's government on Thursday revoked the commuter railway concession for a company whose train crashed in February, killing 51 people and injuring 703. More »Argentina drops train operator after deadly crash
Hewlett-Packard helped pull the Dow Jones industrial average to a slight gain Thursday, giving the index only its fourth gain this month. Stocks flipped between gains and losses throughout the day after a meeting of European leaders failed to deliver new steps to ease the region's debt crisis. More »How the major stock indexes fared on Thursday
Key barometers in the Treasury market late Thursday, compared with late Wednesday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested: More »Treasury bond market at a glance
A hurricane warning has been issued for the coast of Mexico as Bud approaches land. More »Hurricane warning issued for Mexico ahead of Bud
Do Quoc Tai is an unlikely pain in the side of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party. Although the construction foreman earns just $150 per month, he and his neighbors have strong-armed the government, blocking a major ring road that's a symbol of the country's push to modernize. More »Land conflicts stunt Vietnam urban planning dreams
Iran and six world powers wrapped up talks Thursday still far apart over how to oversee Tehran's atomic program, but with resolve to keep dialogue going as an alternative to possible military action. More »Nuclear talks with Iran set to resume next month
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - The governor of the northern region of Burkina Faso says at least 30 people from the Peul ethnic group have been killed, and some 1,000 displaced, in ethnic clashes on the border with Mali, a nation whose administration has been left in tatters after a coup two months ago. More »30 killed in ethnic clashes at Mali-Burkina Faso border
Nearly 700 people were arrested Wednesday night after a protest over higher university tuition in Quebec erupted into another night of violence. More »Almost 700 arrested in Canada tuition protest
Arwa el-Hussein, a 20-year-old pharmacy student, has been quarreling with her father for weeks, trying to get him not to back Hosni Mubarak's former prime minister for president. More »In Egypt vote, families debate on generation lines
GENEVA - An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental flight Thursday, aiming to reach North Africa next week. More »Swiss solar plane takes off on 1st transcontinental flight to Morocco via Spain
A violent scuffle erupted in Ukraine's parliament Thursday evening over a bill that would allow the use of the Russian language in courts, hospitals and other institutions in the Russian-speaking regions of the country. More »Fight in Ukraine's parliament over language bill
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