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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The United States stepped up pressure on Pakistan Thursday as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said "we are reaching the limits of our patience" with a nominal ally that continues to provide a safe haven to al-Qaida-linked militants....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate voted Wednesday to overhaul transportation programs and keep aid flowing to thousands of construction projects while strengthening highway and auto safety....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq reached a $500 million deal Wednesday with Kuwait to settle a Saddam-era legal dispute that has for years snarled business for Iraq's national airline, officials said....

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- A jury found Virginia Tech negligent on Wednesday for waiting to warn students about a gunman during a 2007 campus massacre that left 33 dead....

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A man armed with three knives began a stabbing spree in the admissions office of a technical school in a downtown office building Wednesday, injuring four people, including an employee of the state attorney general, before being shot by a police officer, authorities said....

George Clooney has warned US lawmakers of a humanitarian crisis in the volatile border area between Sudan and South Sudan, following the actor's recent visit to the area.

Political leaders were questioned on a range of topics that matter to young people - from the serious to the playful - as part of BBC News School Report.

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) -- A man at court with family members opened fire outside a Southeast Texas courthouse Wednesday, killing one person and wounding at least three others before briefly taking hostages at a nearby business, police said....

CHICAGO (AP) -- On his last full day of freedom, Rod Blagojevich will do what he loved doing while Illinois governor and as he unsuccessfully defended himself against corruption charges: He'll step up to a microphone and talk....

A group showing a film urging the capture of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony cancels further viewings in northern Uganda because of public anger.

ROCKWOOD, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities say about 15 people have been injured in a collision between a school bus and a tractor-trailer in western Pennsylvania....

KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's top oil official said Wednesday his country and other oil exporters are ready to offset any shortfalls in supply, as fears of a showdown with Iran over its nuclear program help drive prices higher....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's something special for the Obamas and something special for the Camerons in the entertainment lineup and guest list for Wednesday's state dinner for the British prime minister and his wife....

QAMISHLI, Iraq (AP) -- Kurdish Syrians fleeing their nation's bloody uprising are all but prisoners in northern Iraqi refugee camps, though they seek shelter in a region that was created specifically as a safe haven for ethnic Kurds....

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- The promised third dramatic comeback this was not....

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The Briton and Italian kidnapped in Nigeria were abducted by a splinter cell of a radical Islamist sect and executed before a failed commando rescue operation, the nation's secret police said Wednesday....

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The Briton and Italian kidnapped in Nigeria were abducted by a splinter cell of a radical Islamist sect and executed before a failed commando rescue operation, the nation's secret police said Wednesday....

MIAMI (AP) -- Scientists say new fossil discoveries show tiny camels with long snouts roamed Panama's tropical rainforests about 20 million years ago....

HAVANA (AP) -- Thirteen Cuban dissidents have holed up in a Roman Catholic church in Havana to press for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits in two weeks, saying they want to air their grievances about human rights on the island....

England's chief schools inspector says reading standards have not improved since 2005, and the country is being overtaken by other leading nations.