Fighting erupts after car bombing in Mali

Malian soldiers backed by French fighter jets battled Islamist rebels in Timbuktu on Sunday after insurgents used a car bomb as cover ... Read more »

South African official: Mandela better from pneumonia

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is breathing "without difficulty" after having a procedure to clear f... Read more »

Herschel Walker tells soldiers: 'Don't be afraid to ask for help'

He admits it was easier being Herschel Walker, the Heisman Trophy winner. Easier being Herschel Walker , the All-Pro NFL r... Read more »

China: Landslide buries 83 in Tibet gold mine area

A massive landslide swept through a gold mining area in mountainous Tibet early Friday morning, burying 83 workers believed to have be... Read more »

Exhibit of Jews in Germany raises interest, ire

"Are there still Jews in Germany?" ''Are the Jews a chosen people?" Nearly 70 years after the Holocaust, th... Read more »

Syrian rebels capture key town near Jordan border

Syrian rebels on Friday captured a strategic town near the border with Jordan after a day of fierce clashes that killed at least 38 pe... Read more »

Myanmar general lauds army's democratic role as troops patrol

Myanmar 's military will retain its key role in the country's fledgling democracy, the armed forces chief said on ... Read more »

Ahmadinejad roadshow: Pitching his political heir

During a celebration last week to mark the Persian new year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did something quietly remar... Read more »