International News

Venezuela and Belarus strengthened ties in energy and trade Wednesday with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saying they are seeking to increase their independence from the U.S. and other "imperialist" nations.

Officials say a powerful cyclone destroyed more than half the houses in many villages in northern Fiji but only one death has been reported.

A court in northern China has upheld a life sentence for a former supreme court judge convicted of embezzlement and bribery, a state-run newspaper reported.

Officials announced that international adoptions will resume in Guatemala this June after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold.

The actor says poverty prevents people from being all they can be and that's why he's becoming a global advocate for the poor.

The Iraq's election commission says the prime minister's coalition has retaken the lead from his secular challenger in the preliminary tally of votes from the parliamentary elections.

Arabs across the Middle East are unconvinced the United States will stand up to Israel despite Washington's rare public outrage over plans to build new Jewish homes in a traditionally Arab part of Jerusalem.

As Greece wins at least temporary respite from its debt troubles some are wondering if Italy will be the next to face a crisis.

Joyful parents on Wednesday recovered the children that they gave to American missionaries about six weeks ago.

Officials in the impoverished Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan say the United States plans to build a $5 million military base for training local troops to assist in the fight against international terrorism.