World Somalia creates new state, Azania, could further fracture country   NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somali politicians on Sunday announced the creation of a new state in the battle-scarred nation,...

Magnitude-6.5 earthquake hits Japan; tsunami alert issued NEW YORK (AP) — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook eastern Japan off the quake-ravaged coast on Monday morning (2223 GMT Sunday), the U.S....

International Nearly 4,000 forced to evacuate Eiffel Tower after bomb threat PARIS (AP) — A bomb threat and the discovery of a suspicious package spurred French authorities to briefly evacuate nearly...

Brain problems led to death of Knut, a 4-year-old polar bear BERLIN (AP) — Brain problems apparently caused the shockingly early death of Knut, Germany's 4-year-old celebrity polar bear, the Berlin...

Michelle Obama: Education prepared me for world's problems RENCA, Chile (AP) — Studying hard as a young woman is what prepared Michelle Obama to face the world's challenges, the United States' first...

Obama: Brazil's democracy an example to the Arab world RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As U.S. warplanes pounded faraway Libya, President Barack Obama praised Brazil's transition from dictatorship to democracy...

American, Russian astronauts land on Earth after 5 months in space ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely Wednesday in snowy Kazakhstan after...

Clashes sweep Bahrain as king declares state of emergency MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Frenzied clashes swept Bahrain Tuesday, a day after a Saudi-led military force entered the country to defend its Sunni...

Japanese village of Saito all but vanishes after tsunami   SAITO, Japan (AP) — It's hard to believe there was ever a village here at all.   The tsunami that devastated Japan's coast rolled...

Rebels retreat from Libyan oil port amid barrages of tank, artillery fire RAS LANOUF, Libya (AP) — With fierce barrages of tank and artillery fire, Moammar Gadhafi's loyalists threw rebels into a...

Bangladeshi refugee crisis grows at Tunisian border town of Ras Adjir RAS ADJIR, Tunisia (AP) — Bangladeshis washed themselves with bottles of drinking water and Egyptians fought over bread handed...