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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A brutal attack on a gay Chilean man drew strong condemnation from political leaders and entertainer Ricky Martin on Tuesday....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iran and six world powers exchanged dueling proposals Wednesday in a tug of war over Tehran's nuclear program that pits international concerns about the Islamic Republic's potential to build atomic weapons against enforcing crippling sanctions on its people....

MOSCOW (AP) -- The urban professionals who have risen up against Vladimir Putin are the very people he needs to move Russia forward....

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Human Rights Watch urged the new government in Libya Saturday to revoke a law that criminalizes glorifying the former dictator Moammar Gadhafi or spreading "propaganda" that insults or endangers the state....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Rescuers shoveled through deep snow Tuesday searching for victims of an avalanche that destroyed a village of 200 people in northeastern Afghanistan, authorities said. Thirty-seven people have been confirmed dead, but authorities fear the death toll will rise....

SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- The slaying of nearly 200 Yemeni soldiers by al-Qaida militants in a brazen weekend attack poses the first major test to the country's newly elected president, who has vowed to crush the terror network and purge military commanders still loyal to his predecessor....

LONDON (AP) -- How do you sum up the work of songwriter Robert B. Sherman? Try one word: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- It wasn't much of a race, but then it really couldn't have been as the world's fastest man and Britain's Prince Harry met up on a track Tuesday in the Jamaican capital....

NEW DELHI (AP) -- There is almost no movement in the pre-dawn cold, when the winter fog sits low over the old city and the only light comes from distant street lamps. The parking lot is silent, except for the occasional hacking cough....

LONDON (AP) -- Robert B. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who penned instantly memorable songs for "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" - as well as the most-played tune on Earth, "It's a Small World (After All)" - has died. He was 86....

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- It wasn't much of a race, but then it really couldn't have been as the world's fastest man and Britain's Prince Harry met up on a track Tuesday in the Jamaican capital....

LONDON (AP) -- Irish police say they've arrested one of the five men being sought in the LulzSec hacking case....

HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban state media announced Tuesday that the government has replaced charismatic Culture Minister Abel Prieto, a well-known writer and intellectual who has been in the role since 1997....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin rejected opposition protests against his presidential election victory Tuesday and his Foreign Ministry ruled out any softening of Moscow's stance on Syria, a strong indication that the Russian leader has no intention of easing tough policies either at home or abroad....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A gunman in a car killed a former high-ranking Taliban official working on reconciling Afghanistan's insurgency with the government, a fresh blow to peace efforts even as Kabul announced it was gradually taking the lead from the U.S.-led coalition for providing security in much of the country....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iran and six world powers wrapped up talks Thursday still far apart over how to oversee Tehran's atomic program, but with resolve to keep dialogue going as an alternative to possible military action....

LONDON (AP) -- The British government on Tuesday rejected a warning by the Olympic team's top doctor that athletes should avoid shaking hands at the London Games....

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) -- Tribal leaders and militia commanders declared a semiautonomous region in oil-rich eastern Libya on Tuesday, a move opponents fear will be the first step toward outright dividing the country six months after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi....

NEW DELHI (AP) -- There is almost no movement in the pre-dawn cold, when the winter fog sits low over the old city and the only light comes from distant street lamps. The parking lot is silent, except for the occasional hacking cough....

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Turkish Airlines started flying into Somalia's war-torn capital Tuesday, becoming the first international company to fly passenger planes into Mogadishu in more than 20 years....