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Beijing (Reuters) - A group of Tibetan monks disrupted an official news briefing at a key temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing Chinese authorities of lying after more than two weeks of unrest in the Himalayan region, witnesses said.

Prosecutors Say Saddam's Intelligence Agency Financed US Lawmakers' Prewar Trip to Iraq

At Pentagon, Bush Hears Military's Worries on War Strains From Long, Frequent Iraq Deployments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has escalated air strikes against al-Qaeda fighters operating in Pakistan's tribal areas fearing that support from Islamabad may slip away, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Explosions could be heard every 10 or 15 minutes in Basra, epicenter of an Iraqi government crackdown on followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, on Thursday.

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A student pilot whose plane crashed into a snowy mountainside survived a freezing night by wrapping himself in a tarp, then hiked ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown discuss nuclear energy and illegal immigration.

Republican presidential candidate john mccain, who has been a strong supporter of U.S. efforts in Iraq, began and ended his foreign ...