Mexican army burns crops of huge marijuana farm in Baja California TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) —Hundreds of Mexican soldiers have finished burning thousands of plants at a massive marijuana plantation discovered...

Dutch legal adviser rules ‘no toking' signs banned in Amsterdam   AMSTERDAM (AP) — After a legal reverse, the city of Amsterdam said Wednesday it will likely have to stub out the "no

William and Kate visit Canadian town damaged by wildfire SLAVE LAKE, Alberta (AP) — Prince William and Kate saw burned-out cars, blackened trees and the remains of what had been family homes as they...

UK: Iran conducting secret ballistic missile tests and launches LONDON (AP) — Iran has conducted covert tests of ballistic missiles in addition to a 10-day program of public military maneuvers, Britain...

Young activists organize revolution in Belarus via social networking MINSK, Belarus (AP) — For the third Wednesday in a row, thousands of young social media activists chose the offline approach by...

Earthquake rattles northern Chile, no damage reported yet SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled a sparsely populated area of northern Chile on Monday, but there were no immediate...

Hezbollah rise in Lebanon gives Syria, Iran sway in the Middle East BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah and its allies rose to a position of unprecedented dominance in Lebanon's government Monday, giving its...

Elite police force arrives in northern Brazil to handle protesters SAO PAULO (AP) — An elite police force arrived in northern Brazil on Wednesday to help local law enforcement combat violence aimed...

Church burning deepens tumult of Egypt transition CAIRO (AP) — Relations between Egypt's Muslims and Christians degenerated to a new low Sunday after riots overnight left 12 people dead and a church...

Gaza demonstrators condemn Osama bin Laden's death in rallies GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Some two dozen Palestinians gathered in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to pay tribute to slain al-Qaida leader...