al-Qaida wants to kidnap Westerners... Indonesia: Suspects planned attack on US Embassy... Syrian warplanes stage 1st airstrike under truce... Bombings, house raids leave at least 40 dead in Iraq... Panicking cow kills Palestinian in Muslim feast ... Ukraine votes with opposition leader in jail... Thai police stop pickup truck, find 16 tiger cubs...

Satellite images suggest surgical airstrike on Sudan site of suspected Iranian-backed arms depot for Hamas and Hezbollah...

Human rights groups decry Myanmar ethnic strife

A government spokesman says a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 50.

Hurricane Sandy has lost some its power, but is still raking over the central Bahamas. The storm is blamed for at least 21 deaths in the Caribbean, eleven of them in Cuba.

As of 11pm Eastern Time, Hurricane Sandy was approaching the Southeastern Coast of Cuba.

Parts of southern and eastern Florida are now under Tropical Storm Watches due to the potential impact of Tropical Storm Sandy.

Nintendo Co. trimmed its red ink for the fiscal first half to a 28 billion yen ($350 million) loss but the Japanese game maker lowered its sales and profit forecasts for the full year ahead of the launch of its new Wii U home console.

Tropical Storm Tony has formed in the Atlantic, more than 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) west of the Azores. Forecasters say it poses no threat to land.

Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are monitoring two systems in the Atlantic, one of which could later pose a threat to the eastern coast of the United States.

The trio of unseasoned astronauts that will fly to the International Space Station this week say they are undaunted by the initial busy workload of their six-month mission.

A maritime watchdog says global sea piracy has fallen to its lowest level since 2008 as threats from Somalia ease.

Captains on the Bridge! The actors who portrayed the Captains in the five “Star Trek” television series will be all together in one place—London—over the weekend.

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are clashing over immigration, with Romney accusing Obama of failing to reform the immigration system during his first term.

During the first debate, President Barack Obama never mentioned Mitt Romney's videotaped remarks that 47 percent of Americans are dependent on the government. This time it was his closing argument.

Hurricane Paul has weakened to a Category 2 storm in the eastern Pacific but is still swirling near Mexico's western coast.

Hurricane Paul has formed in the Pacific off Mexico's coast and a tropical storm watch has been issued for a portion of Baja California.

Facebook recently agreed to delete all its facial recognition data from European users -- because of privacy concerns.

The outer bands of Tropical Storm Rafael are drenching the Caribbean's Northern Leeward Islands as its center steadily moves over open ocean on a possible track toward Bermuda.

Rescue teams at Glacier National Park are searching in wintery conditions and rugged terrain for two East Coast hikers reported missing by family members.

Syria bans Turkish flights from airspace: report... Turkish premier slams Security Council over Syria...

Israel: Gaza strike hit al-Qaida-inspired group... Egypt top prosecutor: standoff with president over... Philippine peace deal seen as blow to terrorists...

Report: Iran says ready for nuclear flexibility... Iran's leader: We will defeat enemy plots...

Pakistani teen advocate makes progress after assassination attempt... Car bomb targeting office of pro-government elders kills 17 people in northwestern Pakistan... Blasts in Afghanistan kill 8, including 4 Afghan intelligence officers, NATO service member...

plane crashed in the Andes, stranding some members for more than two months...