Venezuela’s top prison authority says a riot at one of the country’s most notoriously violent lockups has left six prisoners dead and 15 injured....

The United States will back those willing to “take risks for peace,“ Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday during the highest-level visit to...

CHENGDU, China—After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on public display...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan—A roadside bomb killed two Afghan border police and a civilian riding in their vehicle today in southern Afghanistan, police...

STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s National Heritage board says a dozen centuries-old shipwrecks have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company preparing...

NICOSIA, Cyprus—Cyprus’ justice minister has ruled out a political motive for the bodysnatching of the island nation’s former president,...

WASHINGTON—Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will stress in a meeting today with President Barack Obama that his country’s financial woes...

PARIS—Mideast rivals Israel and Syria today each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with Israel facing the prospect that its plan could...

KABUL—Afghanistan’s capital is cracking down on vehicles with dark tinted windows to increase security following a spate of terrorist attacks...

ISTANBUL—A security officer guarding the Ukrainian consulate in Istanbul today shot and injured an armed man who claimed to be carrying a bomb, Istanbul...

Haitian authorities have released one of the last two U.S. Baptist missionaries jailed for trying to take orphans out of the country after the earthquake....

WASHINGTON—The top U.S. general in Iraq says the Iraqi military performed superbly on yesterday’s mostly peaceful election day and that President...

LAHORE, Pakistan—A suicide car bomber today struck a building where police interrogate high-value suspects in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore,...

BAGHDAD—Iraqi coalitions and political parties jockeyed today for position following the country’s pivotal vote meant to usher in the next...

OKCULAR VILLAGE, Turkey—A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck eastern Turkey today, killing 57 people as it knocked down stone...

BERLIN—German police say they still have no clear leads as they hunt for four bandits who stormed a poker tournament in Berlin and made off with...

ISLAMABAD—An American member of al-Qaida was picked up in a raid in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, Pakistani officials said today, but...

A car bomb ripped through a parking lot used by pilgrims in the Shiite holy city of Najaf yesterday, killing three people in an attack that was almost...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—The world’s bill for the Haitian earthquake is large and growing—now $2.2 billion—and so is the criticism...

The Greek parliament approved new spending cuts and taxes Friday aimed at defusing the country’s debt crisis, while protesters opposed to the measures...

The most powerful aftershock in six days sent terrified Chileans fleeing into quake-shattered streets and forced doctors to evacuate some patients from...

TOKYO—Japan’s Princess Aiko, granddaughter of the emperor, has missed several days of classes because of bullying by boys at her elementary...

WASHINGTON—In a potential reversal, White House advisers are close to recommending that President Barack Obama opt for military tribunals for self-professed...

GENEVA—The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio. The...

ISLAMABAD—A suicide bomber targeted Shiite Muslims on two buses in northwestern Pakistan today, killing 12 people and wounding 30 in the latest violence...

ATHENS, Greece—Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou today launched a diplomatic quest for concrete support from European leaders in fighting off...

SUVA, Fiji—Eight Fijian men were sentenced today to jail terms of three to seven years for their roles in a 2007 plot to assassinate the South Pacific...

CONCEPCION, Chile—A strong aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck Chile’s quake-stricken city of Concepcion, sending people...

KAMPALA, Uganda—Officials in Uganda say heavy rains in the country’s east have triggered flooding that has displaced more than 20,000 people...

SAN’A, Yemen—Yemen’s Interior Ministry says it has arrested 11 suspected al-Qaida militants during a raid on one of their homes. The...