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KABUL, Afghanistan – A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday. Full Story »
JOHANNESBURG - The escaped Bengal tiger who captured headlines across South Africa has been found and returned home after a 2-day search, hungry and worse for the wear after a jump from the back of a moving truck, the tiger's owners said Thursday. Full Story »
AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The chief official at the port where a Japanese tanker was docked a day after it was damaged while sailing out of the Persian Gulf says investigators now believe the ship may have been involved in a collision. Full Story »
This week's cover is disturbing, but the reality it shows in Afghanistan is something from which we cannot turn away Full Story »
AFP/File MOSCOW - Russians may now face jail time for crimes they have not yet committed under a new security law signed Thursday by President Dmitry Medvedev. Full Story »
AP BAGHDAD - An al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility Thursday for a bombing earlier this week targeting the Baghdad offices of a pan-Arab television station, describing the deadly attack that killed six people as a victory against a "corrupt channel." Full Story »
AP TIJUANA, Mexico - A suspected drug cartel lieutenant with a quarter-million-dollar reward on his head was captured in the border state of Chihuahua, where rival gangs are waging a bloody turf war, police said Wednesday. Full Story »
HARARE, Zimbabwe - The party of Zimbabwe's president says his sister Sabina Mugabe — a former lawmaker and one of his closest allies — died after a long battle with illness. She was 76. Full Story »
AFP NOTTINGHAM, England (AFP) - Pakistan quick Mohammad Aamer carried on from where he left off against Australia by removing both England openers on the first morning of the first Test at Trent Bridge here Thursday. Full Story »
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange falls short of global listing standards and should do more to manage potential conflicts of interests in how it regulates listed companies, according to report published on Tuesday. Full Story »
AFP/File SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's government Thursday denied sacked ex-leader Kevin Rudd was behind leaks which have dented its election campaign and indicate lingering bitterness over last month's party coup. Full Story »
ISLAMABAD — Two Americans were among the 152 passengers and crew members who died Wednesday when an Airbus A321 operated by a private Pakistani carrier crashed amid heavy rain into the hills that surround the capital of Islamabad. It was the worst air crash in Pakistani aviation history. Full Story »
Kabul, Afghanistan - The US government strategy for improving its struggling reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan relies heavily on spending more money. More on bigger and quicker projects, more on aid workers, and more on monitors – a "civilian surge" to win hearts and minds. Full Story »
As the U.S. searches for a way out of Afghanistan, some policy-makers suggest negotiating with the Taliban. But that would spell disaster for half the country's population Full Story »
AFP/File NAIROBI, Kenya - Somalia's al-Qaida-linked group has warned African countries against plans to send additional troops to the war-ravaged country, saying they would be "annihilated." Full Story »
AP ISLAMABAD - As the U.S. searches for an exit from Afghanistan, it is increasingly relying on Pakistan's powerful army chief to help pave the way — despite fresh allegations that spies under his command have long aided the Taliban. Full Story »
The most controversial elements of Arizona's immigration law have been blocked by a federal judge. Major provisions, such as one requiring authorities to check the immigration status of individuals while enforcing other laws, will not go into effect. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton also barred the state from requiring immigrants to carry their papers at all times. While this isn't the last say on the Arizona law, it's a major victory for the bill's opponents. Here's what observers are looking at now and anticipating for the future: Full Story »
The government's point man for the Gulf spill plans to meet with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing. Full Story »
A $59 billion bill providing funds for the war in Afghanistan cleared Congress on Tuesday. In the House, 102 Democrats opposed the measure while 148 Democrats supported it. Does this suggest that the war effort is driving a wedge between pro-war and anti-war liberals? It depends on who's analyzing the news story. Full Story »
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