WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and Republican andDemocratic congressional leaders are preparing for their firstjoint meeting since midterm elections altered the go..

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran has agreed to another round of nuclear talks with the United States and other nations.

The Lahore High Court ruled Monday that Pakistan\'s president could not pardon a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, because the case has not been concluded, Pakistani media reported.

More than 270 previously unknown works by Pablo Picasso recently came to light when a retired electrician sought to have them authenticated by the late artist\'s estate, the Picasso Administration said Monday.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's president accused Israel and the West of being behind a pair of daring bomb attacks that killed one nuclear scientist and wounded another in their cars o..

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak warned Monday that North Korea will face severe consequences if it launches another military attack across its southern border. FULL STORY l OPINION: NAVIES SEND A MESSAGE

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice says the U.N. Security Council is studying how to respond to revelations about a new uranium enrichment plant in North Korea and th..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has agreed to a one-month delay in Medicare payment cuts to doctors, giving a short-term reprieve to a looming crisis over treatment of the nation's elde..

A rise in global temperatures of four degree Celsius is likely to occur during the 21st century causing \"devastating impacts\" if greenhouse gas emissions continue rising at the current rate, according to a group of international scientists.

An alleged gang member who police say was behind 80 percent of the killings in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, over the past 16 months, was arrested over the weekend, officials said. FULL STORY l KIDS LEARN TO SURVIVE

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Despite decades spent playing sober commanders and serious captains, Leslie Nielsen insisted that he was always made for comedy. He proved it in his career's sec..

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister said Monday that newly leaked U.S. diplomatic memos provide clear proof that the Arab world agrees with his country's assessment that Iran ..

ATLANTA (AP) - Officials at Atlanta's airport say about two-dozen flights were canceled and others delayed because of a power outage. Katena Carvajales, a spokeswoman for Hartsfiel..

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has opened preliminary investigations into electrical issues in the 2006 Honda CR-V and potential shifting problems in the 2007 Kia Optima. The Nat..

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has opened preliminary investigations into electrical issues in the 2006 Honda CR-V and potential shifting problems in the 2007 Kia Optima. The Nat..

The families of two American hikers detained in Iran for more than a year have spoken with them on the phone for only the second time in 16 months.

A university professor in Iran was killed Monday and another wounded in separate attacks, the country\'s semi-official news agency said.

The popular weight watchers point system received an overhaul on Monday. The new system increases Points for fat content and reduces them for fiber.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military announced provocative new artillery drills on the front-line island shelled in a deadly North Korean attack, then immediately postp..