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Six militants were killed and three others injured today in a US drone strike in the restive...

The wife of Indian national Gursewak Dhillon, accused in the death of three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa, has claimed that the toddler was alive when he was dumped on the road side by her husband. Dhillon, who drove with Gurshan for three-hours in his car...

TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan has arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with two Japanese coast guard boats near disputed islets in the East China Sea, causing anger in Beijing and reigniting territorial tensions. A Chinese fishing boat (blue) is inspected by Japan Coast Guard crew members ...

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking a day after nationwide protests over pension reforms, said he would not back down on plans to...

GENEVA (Reuters) - A Swiss judge is looking into whether L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt knowingly consented to transfer her island in the Seychelles to a foundation or was swindled by associates, a Geneva daily reported on Wednesday. Switzerland is cooperating with French authorities in their politically-charged investigation into the possible ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will deploy a new missile defence system by 2015 to protect bases from any attack by rival China, an official said on Wednesday, a sign that military distrust still runs deep despite a thaw in trade ties. The island about 160 km (100 miles) from China ...

MADRID (AP) - Spanish police say a U.S. woman who lived in southern Seville has been killed and her body cut up into pieces...

RUSSELL CONTRERAS The Associated Press DUBLIN, N.H. - Most of the country will see a colder-than-usual winter while summer and spring will be relatively cool and dry, according to the time-honored, complex calculations of the "Old Farmer's Almanac." The 2011 issue of the almanac, which claims to be the nation's ...

VIENNA (AP) - An Austrian woman who was kidnapped at age 10 says she was repeatedly beaten, starved and forced to do...

LONDON (AP) - Britain will review its extradition laws following criticism that it is too easy for the U.S. to...