Iran will strike back at any location from where attacks against it are mounted, Fars news agency quoted a senior military commander as saying Sunday.

"Any location which is used by the enemy for...

Former Massachusetts governor and the 2012 White House contender Mitt Romney secured his third victory of the GOP primary season, as television networks declared him the winner of Nevada's...

Five policemen and two civilians, including a child, died in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Sunday.

"A car bomb (attack) carried out by the enemies and hit Kandahar city at noon...

Anatoly Antonov, Russia's lead negotiator with NATO on the planned Western European missile-defense system, said the discussions have reached "a dead end." In an interview with...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called for more direct democracy in Russia in another article outlining his presidential campaign platform. In an article in the "Kommersant" newspaper,...

Activists and residents say Syrian forces have launched a fresh bombardment of the flashpoint central city Homs, killing at least 15 people and injuring 150. The renewed assault by government...

The French and German leaders are meeting in Paris for annual talks that are likely to be dominated by discussions of the continent's financial and economic woes. German Chancellor Angela...

A pregnant woman who miscarried after the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck off the coast of Italy last month is set to sue the vessel's owners for one million euros ($A1.2 million) in damages,...

Las Vegas - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with...

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The collapse of diplomatic efforts to mediate Syria's uprising reverberated across the country to a counterpoint of renewed bombardment on Monday as the government pursued a...

CAIRO : Protesters and police clashed again overnight outside Cairo's security headquarters in the wake of deadly football violence.Police fired birdshot at demonstrators in roads leading to the...

At least five people were killed today when a strong earthquake shook the central Philippines, destroying buildings and triggering landslides which buried dozens of houses, trapping...

At least 12 people were killed today as Syrian troops shelled parts of the city of Homs, striking a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas, activists...

Rugged Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood proclaimed it was "Halftime in America" in the spot that did not mention a Chrysler car or truck but intoned that the automaker's successful...

--> A detail of the official Super Bowl XLVI logo painted on the field during Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium on Feb. 5, 2012 in...

(CBS/AP) Updated at 3:18 a.m. Eastern MANILA, Philippines - A strong earthquake in the central Philippines killed at least seven people Monday as it destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that...

The bad girl is a grown-up now, like it or not. Madonna, 53, danced her way back toward worldwide visibility Sunday as the halftime attraction for the Super Bowl, with a giant supporting cast -...

A strong earthquake has jolted central Philippine islands. Officials say there was damage to some buildings and at least one person was reported killed in the quake after a wall collapsed on a...

Crisis talks on a debt deal for Greece among the three leaders of parties supporting the coalition government are set to continue after intense talks adjourned on February 5. The three party...

US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Israel had not yet decided what to do in response to the escalating tension but was "rightly" concerned about Tehran's plans.The US...

Capello was known to be upset that Terry was removed as captain on Friday, a decision that was taken by FA chairman David Bernstein without any consultation with...

Footballer Joey Barton claims he is willing to go to jail to protect his right to 'free speech' over tweets he made about John Terry's racial abuse...

Taufeek Khanjar is thought to have become the oldest person to be declared a British citizen when he took part in a citizenship ceremony in Kingston-upon-Thames,...

DOHA: Rival Palestinian factions have agreed to name president Mahmoud Abbas as head of an interim government that will oversee preparations for presidential and legislative elections, a Palestinian...

LAHORE, PAKISTAN - A three-story factory collapsed on Monday in the Pakistani city of Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least three people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said. ...

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich looks at his watch as he speaks at a news conference after the Nevada caucus in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 4,...

MANILA - One child died and a local tsunami alert was issued after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake followed by two aftershocks struck off the Philippines island of Negros on Monday, according to the U.S....

"The factory has completely collapsed and two houses next to it as well," emergency official Karamat Ali said. A 10-year-old boy is believed to be among the dead. Thirteen survivors have...

Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney looked to caucus contests in three more states this week hoping to solidify the growing sense of inevitability surrounding his candidacy to challenge...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Monday as surprisingly robust U.S. jobs data bolstered investors' risk appetite, but the euro sagged on worries over a lack of progress in Greek debt...

MEXICO CITY - The race to pick Mexico's next president took a historic turn Sunday night, with the ruling party picking a woman, the first from a major party, as its candidate to hold off a strong...

Clashes have continued in Egypt with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles, as the protesters demanded swift presidential election and an early handover of power by...

Mexico's ruling conservative party has chosen Josefina Vazquez Mota, a 51-year-old economist and former minister, as its candidate for presidential elections on July 1. Vazquez Mota was elected...

Manuel Noriega, the jailed former military ruler of Panama, has been taken from his prison cell to a public hospital for treatment following a possible stroke, officials said. The 77-year-old was...

Rasmussen poll showed Santorum as the only Republican in the field beating Obama in a head-to-head matchup. And--as if to confirm that Santorum might be seeing some movement--the Romney campaign took...

The newspaper suggested that Chinese distrust of Western intervention lay behind the veto, which drew condemnation from Western governments with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling it a...

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking about the economy at Fire Station Number Five in Arlington, Virginia February 3, 2012. (REUTERS/Larry Downing) President Barack Obama said on...

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends Friday prayers at Tehran University February 3, 2012. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday the Islamic Republic would not yield to...

Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, listens during testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee hearing on ''Wall Street and the...

(AP) MANILA, Philippines - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Monday, killing a child and triggering a local tsunami alert. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...

This advertisement provided by Hyundai Motor America, shows a scene from Hyundai's "All For One," ad that will air during Super Bowl XLVI, Feb. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Hyundai Motor...

Forecasters are warning of an ice "hazard" to drivers as many people take to the roads for the first time since snow fell across much of Britain. Many major roads are clear of snow, but...

The Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition fighters in Homs, activists and witnesses have said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria was...

The New York Giants have won the coveted American Super Bowl title after they beat the New England Patriots 21-17, becoming the champions for the second time in four years. Quarterback Eli Manning...

The head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Renato Solidum says the quake that hit around noon Monday possibly caused some damage in structurally weak buildings. The US...

Former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega has been hospitalized after suffering a possible stroke. The 77-year-old former dictator is serving a 20-year sentence for the murders of opponents...

U.S. President Barack Obama says he does not think Israel has decided whether to attack Iran over its disputed nuclear program. Speaking on U.S. TV, Obama said the United States was cooperating...

A fire was reported Sunday at a former nuclear research center in the Russian capital, Moscow. Officials of the emergencies Ministry said there were no open flames and no threat of a radiation...