Helicopter gunships shelled militant hide-outs in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 10 suspected fighters after the Taliban murdered two paramilitary soldiers at an outpost in the area. Read More

Scientists say they've discovered a new dinosaur species in South Africa that may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land. Read More

Military divers have found the body of one of two U.S. soldiers who went missing last week as they tried to recover airdropped supplies that fell into a river in western Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday. Read More

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of two staff members kidnapped in the African countries of Chad and Darfur. Read More

For the first time since World War I, the leaders of Germany and France appeared together at a ceremony Wednesday to commemorate the end of the conflict, saying it is now time to celebrate their countries' reconciliation and friendship. Read More

A judge says allegations the main witness was tortured can be raised in a trial that has shaken Zimbabwe's coalition government. Read More

Pope Benedict XVI has urged Europeans to defend their continent's religious and cultural heritage. Read More

Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities and at least nine states into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. Read More

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Washington will not impose new conditions on Myanmar's junta in exchange for better relations, but will not lift sanctions until it makes progress on democracy. Read More

Somali pirates on Wednesday seized a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean with 22 crew members on board, the European Union Naval Force said. Read More

Growing frustration with Jewish settlements and anxiety about the Palestinian Authority's future set the stage for talks Wednesday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Read More

South Korea is ready to deter any retaliation by North Korea following the two countries' first naval clash in seven years, officials said Wednesday, as the top U.S. diplomat said the skirmish will not scuttle a planned visit to Pyongyang by an American envoy. Read More

Taiwan's president says the island has not received anything in exchange for lifting a long-standing ban on the imports of certain U.S. beef cuts. Read More

The cone-shaped Mayon volcano in the central Philippines, which killed scores in an eruption 16 years ago, shot up an ash plume Wednesday _ prompting hundreds of nearby residents to evacuate in case it blows again. Read More

An international aid worker is being held by police in the shooting death of an Afghan boy in the country's north. Read More

Lawyers say two Malawian opposition leaders have been convicted of sedition and inciting violence while campaigning. Read More

A Chinese gold mining company is being investigated for causing serious damage to one of the oldest sections of the Great Wall of China. Read More

Cambodia turned down a request Wednesday from Thailand to arrest former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year was sentenced in absentia by a Thai court to two years imprisonment for violating a conflict of interest law. Read More

A naval skirmish this week between the two Koreas will not affect Washington's decision to send a senior diplomat to communist North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday. Read More

Just minutes before anti-riot police charged opposition marchers in Tehran last week, a new chant bubbled up from the crowd: "Death to Nobody." Read More