An elephant that stepped on a land mine 10 years ago was fitted Saturday for a permanent artificial leg.

For decades, Scottish geologist and gem dealer Campbell Bridges navigated the risks that came with mining precious stones in Africa.

A suicide car bomber struck near the front gate of NATO headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding nearly 100.

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez said Friday he found his close ally and mentor Fidel Castro in good health during a visit to Cuba to celebrate the Cuban leader’s 83rd birthday.

SHIAO LIN, Taiwan — Families and friends paid homage Saturday to victims buried alive under mud and rock after the worst storm in more than 50 years pounded southern Taiwan unleashing flash flooding and massive landslides.

ISLAMABAD — Officials say a suicide bomber has attacked a security checkpoint in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley killing at least one soldier.

U.S. Marines battled Taliban fighters Wednesday for control of a strategic southern town in a new operation to cut militant supply lines and allow Afghan residents to vote in next week’s presidential election.

The Baghdad Equestrian Club is proud of its past, the decades spent playing host to high-strung horses and the Baghdad Derby, with its silver cup for the winner.

When bomb blasts tore through two luxury hotels in Indonesia’s capital, florist Andi Suhandi tried to phone a colleague to make sure he was safe.

For the women of eastern Congo, a U.S.-backed Congolese military operation meant to save them from abusive rebels has turned into a nightmare of its own.