Libya rebels gear up for fight against forces loyal to Gadhafi ZAWIYA, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of armed anti-government forces backed by military defectors who control the city closest to the capital...

New Zealand earthquake death toll at 75 as searches continue CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Some screamed from inside collapsed buildings. One woman used her mobile phone to call her children to...

Key Libyan diplomats disown Gadhafi's regime UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Key Libyan diplomats disowned Moammar Gadhafi's regime on Monday and the country's deputy U.N. ambassador called on the longtime...

INTERNATIONAL Yemenis continue anti-government protests to oust president SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Thousands of protesters defied appeals for calm from the military, and the country's most influential...

International 0 LONDON (AP) — Gay couples are to be allowed civil partnership ceremonies in churches, Britain's government said Thursday — erasing some of the last remaining distinctions between...

Kyrgyzstan officials plan to shoot 10,000 stray dogs in 2011 BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Officials in the capital of Kyrgyzstan say budgetary constraints are forcing them to shoot the city's estimated...

Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament, suspend constitution   CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military leaders dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution Sunday, meeting two key demands...

World   Haitian radio journalist killed by gunman outside bank   PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian police say a radio journalist has been killed by a gunman who tried to rob him outside...

Freed Google executive helped spark Egypt revolt on Facebook CAIRO (AP) — The young Google Inc. executive detained by Egyptian authorities for 12 days said Monday he was behind the Facebook page...

Police evict indigenous Easter Island protesters from luxury hotel BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Police on Chile's Easter Island raided the grounds of a luxury hotel Sunday to evict the last of...