Analysis - AP

Six months before the World Cup begins in South Africa, Spain already has its first win. Full Story »

BAGHDAD - America's military "surge" in Afghanistan shares the same goal as the first one in Iraq nearly three years ago: to stem runaway violence. But the comparisons quickly fade from there. Full Story »

MOSCOW - The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan bears ominous similarities to the disastrous Soviet war there 20 years ago, when a modern army was humbled by small guerrilla bands and the invaders struggled to prop up an unpopular government in Kabul. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The trouble is, the jobs just aren't there and many aren't coming back. Full Story »

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - After casting a crucial vote on the health debate, U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln didn't return to the break she may have wanted when she came home to Arkansas. Full Story »

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The terms of Gov. Jay Nixon's most recent agreement to block tuition increases at Missouri's colleges and universities were curtailed by state and federal requirements. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is shifting the focus of its Iran policy from talk to sanctions, but the prospect of winning early international support for toughened new penalties appears dim. Full Story »

BEIJING - President Barack Obama's first visit to China underscored a shifting balance of power: two giants moving closer to being equals. Full Story »