Deadly bomb blast rocks rally in Pakistan
A bomb blast rocked a Shiite rally held to express solidarity with the Palestinian people in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 43 people.
Gates: U.S. troops face 'tough days' ahead
As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south.
Israel urged to open up atomic program
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has invited Israel to consider joining a global anti-nuclear arms pact and to place all its atomic facilities under his agency's inspections, an IAEA report said on Friday.
Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader
Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending a key rally on Friday.
Mexican army kills 25 drug suspects near U.S. border
At least 25 drug suspects were killed Thursday in a gunfight with the Mexican army near the U.S. border, military sources said.
Run on Afghan bank's deposits reported
The Afghan president's brother confirms to NBC News that Kabul Bank funds were used to buy villas in Dubai but urges the U.S. to step in to prevent a financial panic.
Newsweek: How Obama could broker Mideast peace
The biggest sign that success could be coming is the real risk of violence flaring up should the talks fail. These kinds of negotiations tend to come in waves, and with each successive collapse, the distrust grows and several more years pass.
Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic
A fuel tanker loaded with 9 million liters (2.4 million gallons) of diesel fuel has run aground in Canada's Far North but none of the fuel has spilled, the Canadian Coast Guard said on Thursday.
Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since '70
The first Army chaplain to be killed in action since Vietnam, died this week in Afghanistan, military officials said Thursday.
Volcano, dormant 400 years, spews new ash
An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet in the air Friday, sending frightened residents fleeing to safety for the second time this week.
14 cops killed in Colombia ambush, rebels blamed
Suspected leftist rebels killed 14 police officers and wounded seven in an ambush of a five-truck convoy in southern Colombia, a police commander said Thursday.
Facebook cross-dresser's photos incite family members
Family members, upset about a male relative's cross-dressing photos he shared on Facebook, were indicted Thursday in Israel on charges tied to their kidnapping and punishment of the 19-year-old man.
Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug war
President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels.
4 dead in Mozambique riots over rising prices
Angry protesters burned tires on the streets of Mozambique's capital and a TV station said at least one person was killed Thursday, a day after at least four people died in clashes between police and rioters.
World Blog: In touch from Titanic wreck scene
