KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said he doesn't fear arrest despite facing criminal charges as he vowed Saturday to return to his homeland and contest upcoming elections ... Read more
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — President Barack Obama says each of his proposed steps to reduce gun violence should get a vote in Congress — even an assault weapons ban that both parties agree stands little chance ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors are taking the latest turn in Europe's financial drama in stride. U.S. stocks recovered most of an early loss Tuesday and ended little changed, even after lawmakers in Cyprus rejected ... Read more
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' parliamentary vote on a levy on bank deposits has been postponed by a day until Tuesday evening. Yiannakis Omirou, the speaker of parliament, said Monday the delay is needed to ... Read more
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' parliament on Sunday postponed a debate and vote on a controversial levy on all bank deposits that the cash-strapped country's creditors had demanded in exchange for €10 ... Read more
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's longtime political rivals came together to vote 'Yes' in a referendum to accept a new constitution Saturday, but the rare consensus does not guarantee an end to political ... Read more
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers approved a measure abolishing the death penalty on Friday, and the bill is expected to be signed by the Democratic governor who has long pushed for banning capital ... Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tribal lines are being drawn over who won Kenya's presidential election. But unlike the bloody violence that scarred the country five years ago, this time the only fighting ... Read more
CAIRO (AP) — A government legal agency representing Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi appealed on Wednesday the court-ordered suspension of a controversial parliamentary election, a judicial official ... Read more