BEIJING (AFP) - Talks between envoys of the Dalai Lama and China were expected to begin on Tuesday in Beijing more than three months after deadly unrest in Tibet overshadowed the […]

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the […]

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pledged Tuesday to work to mediate the political crisis in Zimbabwe, saying the internationally condemned election had implications for all of […]

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood producers said they made a final offer to actors Monday hours before the current labor contract was to expire, but the Screen Actors Guild responded by saying […]

BANGKOK, Thailand - Oil prices edged higher Tuesday in Asia, staying above $140 a barrel, amid concerns about tensions between Iran and Israel and a weakening dollar.
“You have supply-side concerns, such […]

WASHINGTON - The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world’s oceans are in trouble, scientists now say. Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the […]

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was to stage a public rally Tuesday to fight back over allegations of sodomy that he says were orchestrated by the government […]

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is to resume fence-mending talks with envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday in a move that could burnish its international image weeks […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - James Shields scattered five hits over 6 1-3 innings and B.J. Upton and Gabe Gross homered Monday night, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red […]

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - The death of a 19-year-old found slumped in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer has […]