France is \"ready to discuss\" the release of French nationals kidnapped in Niger earlier this month, according to a spokesman from President Nicolas Sarkozy\'s office Sunday.

A contentious issue between Israelis and Palestinians that some say could derail Mideast peace talks reached a milestone on Sunday.

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - A new survey finds the average price of regular gasoline in the United States has stayed flat in the last two weeks.      The Lund..

LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) - The pastor of a Georgia megachurch has addressed his congregation for the first time since he was accused of luring young men into sexual relationships. Bishop..

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's 10-month settlement construction slowdown has expired, and Jewish settlers were preparing to resume their building, possibly endangering newly resumed pea..

Seven people were killed and 32 suspected militants were arrested in Yemen during a military offensive touted by the government as part of an intensified hunt for terrorists, the state-run news agency reported Sunday, citing security sources.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling 139,500 Sonata sedans in the U.S. because of a manufacturing defect that may cause drivers to lose steering control.  &nb..

The South Korean Red Cross will deliver tons of government-funded aid to North Korea next month, according to the Yonhap news agency.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and Democratic leaders in Congress say extending middle-class tax cuts will have to wait until after the November elections.   &nbs..

An aid ship sponsored by Jewish organizations around the world set sail Sunday from Cyprus to Gaza, despite a blockade to the occupied territory.

LONDON (AP) - Afghan officials said a female British aid worker and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped Sunday in the country's northeastern Kunar province.   &nb..

Twelve people were killed and 19 severely injured Sunday when a Polish tour bus crashed near Berlin, Germany, police told CNN.

In the Hole in the Wall experiments, first implemented in 1999, a computer with an internet connection was embedded into a wall for children to discover and use unsupervised.

The clock is ticking as the United States seeks a way to keep Middle East peace talks from falling apart over this weekend\'s end to an Israeli moratorium on settlement construction.

Rescue workers in Chile took delivery Saturday of a 420-kilogram (924-pound) cage that is expected to haul 33 trapped miners back to the surface.

Tropical Storm Matthew was battering the northern coast of Honduras with heavy rains and winds early Saturday, bringing with it a threat of flash floods and mudslides, forecasters said.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new Associated Press poll finds many Americans don't support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. But the main reason may be surprising: People who th..

MIAMI (AP) - Matthew has weakened to a tropical depression and is expected to dissipate in a day or two.      Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Ce..

UNDATED (AP) - Some of the rivers and streams flooding parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin are slowly receding, while others have yet to crest.      The centr..

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says there will be no peace deal with Israel unless the Jewish state stops settlement construction in areas the Palestinia..