Gangs of beggars prompt Irish law Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment DUBLIN, Ireland — Ireland plans to impose tough new penalties on beggars for the first time since the Potato Famine 160 years ago. Justice Minister Dermot Ahern says the measure is necessary...

IN BRIEF: Cells grow new windpipe Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment EUROPE Cells grow new windpipe LONDON — Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. If successful, the...

Foes fear Putin will act to regain top position Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment MOSCOW — Russian lawmakers moved to lengthen the presidential term from four to six years on Friday with a vote that opponents called a step toward Vladimir Putin’s return to power. The...

Russia getting testy over U.S. shield plan Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment MOSCOW — The Kremlin has rejected a second set of U.S. proposals offered to assuage increasingly strident Russian criticism of plans for an American missile-defense system in Poland and the...

Germany, Israel mark Nazi riots Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment BERLIN — "We must not be silent” about condemning anti-Semitism, German chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday as Germany and Israel commemorated the 70th anniversary of...

Israeli-Palestinian negotiators vow to continue peace dialogues Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — Israeli, Palestinian and world negotiators pledged Sunday to continue peace talks launched last year by President Bush, even though the quest for peace will outlast...

IN BRIEF: Russian leader, Obama talk Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment Russian leader, Obama talk CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev spoke Saturday on the phone, and the two leaders "expressed the determination to...

Georgia rally shows unrest after conflict Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment TBILISI, Georgia — Thousands of flag-waving protesters brought Tbilisi traffic to a standstill Friday in the first major protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili since Georgia’s...

Term extension may mean return to helm for Putin Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment MOSCOW — Russia’s constitution will be amended by year’s end to extend the presidential term to six years, lawmakers promised Thursday — a move that could pave the way for...

Obama speaks with 9 world leaders Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment CHICAGO - President-elect Obama accepted congratulations from nine presidents and prime ministers Thursday, returning calls from world leaders who reached out after his presidential victory. The...

Russia to place missiles near Poland Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment MOSCOW — Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland to counter U.S. military plans in Eastern Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev warned Wednesday. In his first state of the nation...

Palin takes prank call from fake French president Sat, Nov 1, 2008 | Comments 9 MONTREAL - Sarah Palin has unwittingly taken a prank call from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and told him she may make a good president in eight years. The...

OPEC slashes production; crude continues to tumble Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | Comments 7 VIENNA, Austria -- OPEC said Friday it will slash oil production by 1.5 million barrels a day to stop tumbling crude prices, but the cost for a barrel of crude plummeted 7 percent to prices last...

Zimbabwe leader relaxes grip on power Fri, Jun 27, 2008 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- President Robert Mugabe ceded some power in Zimbabwe for the first time in 28 years, signing a power-sharing deal Monday with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai...

Russians troops leave west, but remain in Georgia Tue, Sep 9, 2008 TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Russian soldiers and armored vehicles pulled back from positions deep in western Georgia on Saturday, meeting a closely watched withdrawal deadline a month after...

Russia to keep 7,600 troops in 2 Georgia regions Tue, Sep 9, 2008 TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Russia announced Tuesday it would keep 7,600 troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia for the foreseeable future, asserting power in the breakaway regions even as it...

UK: 4th man charged with terror offense Sat, Jul 7, 2007 LONDON (AP) -- British police charged a fourth man Monday in connection with alleged threats to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Lancashire Constabulary said in a statement...

Britain must disclose Iraq intelligence memos Mon, Jul 31, 2006 LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Information Commissioner ruled Thursday that the government must publish memos and e-mails related to a 2002 intelligence dossier on Iraq's supposed weapons of...

Bush slams Russian recognition of breakaway areas Fri, Aug 15, 2008 CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- In an escalating war of words, President Bush on Tuesday urged Russia to reconsider its "irresponsible decision" to shower independent status on two breakaway...

McCain adviser got money from Georgia Thu, Feb 21, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- John McCain's chief foreign policy adviser and his business partner lobbied the senator or his staff on 49 occasions in a 3 1/2-year span while being paid hundreds of...