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Venezuela and Cuba's longtime political and economic alliance could change if Chavez prematurely leaves office.

A high-level Washington delegation departed for South Korea and Japan Monday to lend a hand in mending the strained ties between the two U.S. allies that have hurt security cooperation in Asia-Pacific region.

At least 19 army recruits were killed and 103 others were injured when an Egyptian military train derailed south of Cairo, officials from Health Ministry said Tuesday.

A massive protest in Islamabad led by a Sufi cleric, purportedly to clean up Pakistani politics, turned violent Monday.

Bashar al-Assad is hanging on in hopes of seeming the only alternative to a Syria run by al-Qaeda.

After France intervened to combat an Islamist insurgency in Mali, other superpowers have been gearing up to follow suit.

The government of Saudi Arabia defended its decision to execute a former housemaid who had controversially been convicted of murdering the child in her care.

There were 349 suicides among active duty troops last year. For years, firearms have been the most frequent method of self-inflicted death.

Poland and India, which have virtually nothing in common, have nonetheless long enjoyed close and cordial relations.

A lot of priceless archaeological artifacts from Turkey are in Western museums. Now the Turks want them back, and they're ready for some unusual tactics to get them.

The president chastised Republicans for holding the economy hostage and warned that Social Security and veterans checks could be interrupted.

Jamaica is one of the most dangerous countries on Earth.

The 12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride attracted a varied cast of half-naked characters to New York, from 18 to 80-plus years old.

A 60-year-old in Costa Rica has more than a four-fold better chance of making it to 90 than a 60-year-old in the United States.

How bad is air pollution in China? So bad that it's off the charts. Consider: a newspaper called for "democratic methods" to solve the problem.

NRA's David Keene: People are stocking up on guns and ammo because the possibility of new gun control laws is "scaring American gun owners."

Army commanders from India and Pakistan held talks Monday for the first time since border tensions flared early last week after two Indian soldiers were killed in a Pakistani army raid in Kashmir.

North Korea Monday alleged that Washington’s “aggressive” Asia-Pacific strategy led to tensions in the Korean peninsula.

Air pollution in Beijing remained at "hazardous" levels for the fourth consecutive day Monday.

French fighter jets bombed an Islamist rebel stronghold deep in northern Mali Sunday as France poured more troops into the capital Bamako.

Only weeks after a New Delhi woman was killed in a brutal gang rape, Indian police report another woman was sexually assaulted after boarding a public bus.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday move ahead with settlement building in an occupied area near Jerusalem after security forces evicted more than 100 Palestinian protesters from the site.

Rape is also a serious problem in India’s neighbor and bitter rival, Pakistan.

An Egyptian court Sunday ordered a retrial for ousted former President Hosni Mubarak after he appealed against his life sentence over the death of protesters killed by government forces.

French President Francois Hollande tightened home security Saturday as French forces continued to target Islamist militants in northern Mali to force al-Qaeda-linked groups out of their strongholds.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is preparing a set of proposals on various ways to combat gun-related violence in America.

French forces in Mali have launched air-and-ground operations to aid West African coalition troops in driving back al Qaeda-linked rebels.

Muslim prisoners at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., are again allowed to gather for daily prayers after a U.S. district judge ruled in favor of John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban” who spearheaded a lawsuit.

After the gang rape and killing of a young woman, India is engulfed in a debate on what should happen to rapists. Here is what will likely happen.