Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban

GENEVA — Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols...

Army shell accidentally kills 6 Pakistan civilians

PARACHINAR, Pakistan — An army shell intended for a militant hide-out accidentally killed six civilians in...

Washington mining town elects Muslim mayor

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. — Granite Falls residents are suspicious of any newcomers, let alone a Muslim native...

In Wash., old mining town elects a Muslim mayor

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. — Granite Falls residents are suspicious of any newcomers, let alone a Muslim native...

Obama, Hu vow cooperation but produce few deals

BEIJING — President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle...

Barack Obama, Hu Jintao vow cooperation but produce few deals

BEIJING — President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort...

12 Afghans killed in attack on meeting with French

TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan — Rockets slammed into a market northeast of Kabul on Monday, killing 12 civilians...

Pakistan: Militants attack 2 anti-Taliban figures

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants staged a pair of attacks against anti-Taliban figures in northwestern Pakistan...

French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley

TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan — Hundreds of French and Afghan troops on Sunday pushed into a hostile valley...

Time to bring our kids home

Today, one member of this military family prays that Barack Obama will find the wisdom to follow a path toward...

Judges order release of 30 from Gitmo

WASHINGTON - Federal judges, complying with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, have taken up the cases of Guantanamo...

Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court

WASHINGTON — In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom...

Taliban kill 10 Pakistani agents

ISLAMABAD - A suicide attack on the northwestern headquarters of Pakistan’s spy agency yesterday indicated...

Suicide attack kills 10 at NW Pakistan checkpoint

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including four children, Saturday at a police...

Attacks kill 16 in Pakistan, spy agency targeted

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber in a pickup truck attacked the northwestern regional headquarters...