TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran
would be willing to swap
nuclear material with the
West in Turkey, the
foreign minister said in
the country's latest
counteroffer to a
U.N.-drafted deal aimed
at thwarting Tehran's
ability to produce atomic
weapons.
NEW YORK -- As merchants
look to this weekend and
the rest of the Christmas
aftermath, they're
counting on droves of
gift card-toting
customers to return to
malls.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Health
insurers get some big
presents in the Senate's
health overhaul bill -
about 20 million new
customers and no
competition from a new
government plan.
Iraqi officials say a
roadside bomb has killed
four Shiite Muslim
pilgrims in the latest
violence targeting
Shiites during the
observance of their
religious holiday.
BEIJING -- A Chinese
court sentenced a
prominent dissident to 11
years on Friday - the
longest term ever handed
down for subversion
charges, according to
rights groups that say it
signals the government
will take an increasingly
hard line against acti...
ABU DHABI, United Arab
Emirates -- The Vatican's
top cleric in the heart
of Muslim Arabia tends to
a flock of 2 million
Christians spread around
six desert nations. But
he has to do it quietly:
Most of them must still
pray in secret and are
forbidden ...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- A
helicopter fired warning
shots toward a suspected
pirate skiff, where six
Somali men sat among
assault rifles, grappling
hooks and an aluminum
ladder. But before it
could be boarded by
sailors from a nearby
warship, the men threw
a...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- A
helicopter fired warning
shots toward a suspected
pirate skiff, where six
Somali men sat among
assault rifles, grappling
hooks and an aluminum
ladder. But before it
could be boarded by
sailors from a nearby
warship, the men threw
a...
WASHINGTON -- In an epic
struggle settled at dawn,
the Democratic-controlled
Senate passed health care
legislation Thursday, a
triumph for President
Barack Obama that clears
the way for compromise
talks with the House on a
bill to reduce the ranks
of ...