Over 60 feared dead, 400 hurt in Afghan avalanches

A series of avalanches engulfed a mountain pass in Afghanistan, trapping hundreds of people in their buried cars and killing as many as 64 people so far, authorities said Tuesday.

Feb 09, 2010 | 12:35 pm

Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator

Visitors on the observation deck of the world's tallest tower heard a loud boom, then saw dust that looked like smoke seeping through a crack in an elevator door 124 floors above the ground. The 15 people inside were trapped for 45 frightening minutes until rescuers managed to pry open th…

Feb 09, 2010 | 12:35 pm

Gates wants Iran sanctions in 'weeks, not months'

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to see the United Nations slap sanctions on Iran in "weeks, not months."

Feb 09, 2010 | 12:05 pm

Sri Lankan parliament dissolved ahead of new vote

Sri Lanka's president dissolved parliament Tuesday to make way for spring elections a day after authorities arrested a key opposition leader, crippling the only serious threat to the ruling party's stifling grip on power.

Feb 09, 2010 | 12:00 pm

It's a wrap! Hospitals test new, more modest gown

The British government is getting behind a plan to replace drafty open-backed hospital gowns with versions that preserve patients' modesty.

Feb 09, 2010 | 11:50 am

A meal fit for a King? No, but the plate is!

A British woman says she's shocked that a dusty dish on her shelf has been identified as a very valuable 260-year-old antique made for the King of Prussia.

Feb 09, 2010 | 11:50 am

Ivory Coast opposition protests voter list probe

Protesters torched a police station in western Ivory Coast while claiming their names had been removed from voter rolls in advance of this year's presidential election.

Feb 09, 2010 | 11:35 am

Nigeria: Vice president empowered by lawmakers

Nigeria's parliament empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to run Africa's most populous nation Tuesday in place of an ill and absent president, striving for a political end to a crisis that ground the government to a virtual halt and triggered the resumption of an insurgency in the …

Feb 09, 2010 | 11:20 am

Vatican intrigue hits new level with leak denial

The Vatican denied Tuesday that it leaked documents that led to the resignation of a prominent Catholic editor, intervening in a tale of ecclesiastical intrigue that has dominated Italian headlines for weeks.

Feb 09, 2010 | 11:20 am

Somali pirates release cargo ship with 26 crew

The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates have freed a Panama-flagged cargo ship and its crew of 26 after a ransom was paid.

Feb 09, 2010 | 11:15 am

Nigeria footage: uniformed men shoot unarmed men

An international news channel is showing chilling footage of men in uniforms shooting unarmed men after they purportedly were arrested during clashes last year with Muslim militants in northern Nigeria.

Feb 09, 2010 | 11:10 am

China gives 5 years to activist who probed quake

A Chinese activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of children crushed in their schools during the Sichuan earthquake was sentenced Tuesday to five years, underscoring the government's determination to suppress questions about why the buildings fell.

Feb 09, 2010 | 10:55 am

US Army closes in on targeted southern Afghan town

U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.

Feb 09, 2010 | 10:50 am

Russian military calls US missile defense a threat

U.S. missile defense plans are a threat to Russian national security and have slowed down progress on a new arms control treaty with Washington, Russia's top military officer said Tuesday.

Feb 09, 2010 | 10:50 am

Protesters burn library in southeastern S.Africa

Protesters have torched a library in an impoverished area of South Africa in what began as a march to call for more jobs.

Feb 09, 2010 | 10:30 am

Iranians protest at Rome's Tehran embassy

About 100 Iranians protested Tuesday in front of the Italian embassy in Tehran, shouting "Death to Italy, Death to Berlusconi, " Italy's foreign minister said. Protests were also held outside the French and Dutch embassies.

Feb 09, 2010 | 10:20 am

Witness: Demjanjuk's statements inconsistent

A top German investigator testified Tuesday that John Demjanjuk has given conflicting stories about where he spent the rest of World War II after being captured by the Germans in 1942.

Feb 09, 2010 | 10:20 am

Official says Sri Lanka's president has dissolved the country's parliament.

Feb 09, 2010 | 9:20 am

Tymoshenko camp vows to challenge Ukraine vote

Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday.

Feb 09, 2010 | 9:15 am