Baya Bakari, the 14-year-old girl who survived when a Yemenia Airlines plane crashed into the Indian Ocean Tuesday morning, is believed to be the world's 13th sole survivor of major plane crash.

KABUL (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed when their base in southeast Afghanistan came under attack on Saturday, the U.S. military said, two days after a major operation against the Taliban was launched in the south.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An editor seen as close to Iran's leadership said on Saturday that opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi should go on trial, and a lawyer said other reformists had already been accused of acting against national security.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States on its Independence Day that further stoked regional tensions.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Organization of American States was likely to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore President Manuel Zelaya who was toppled in a military coup last weekend.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will grant President Barack Obama permission next week to ship U.S. weapons supplies across its territory, or through its airspace, en route to Afghanistan, sources on both sides told Reuters on Saturday.

YANGON (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon rebuked Myanmar's generals on Saturday for denying him a visit to see detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said she should be allowed to take part in politics before 2010 elections.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, optimistic California can finish its budget negotiations in a few days, is willing to reconsider his proposed cuts to education in hopes of averting a cash crisis, the San Francisco Chronicle said on

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Saturday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances and stave off renewed conflict.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Infamous record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles and also nabbed control of some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation.

For the American people, our investment in the IAEA is a way to ensure that atomic power is used prudently and appropriately for peaceful purposes.

Dr. Iqbal rightly said that there is some secret that our existence could not be destroyed, although the foreign powers remained India's enemies for centuries.

American Mensa's big annual party is being held in Pittsburgh, PA this year. The Annual Gathering runs through July 5th.

Independence is a recurring theme throughout our lives, beginning with our very first steps. We celebrate our 18th birthdays amidst plans for high school graduation, college enrollment, military enlistment or employment.

CNN, FoxNews ad criticizes Wal-Mart plan, Lancaster mayor for backing the 'crime projects'; LA Supe Antonovich opposes superstores near school

Growing crowds take on to traditional Ukrainian dress, but what actually is the core of modern Ukrainian identity?If there is one thing that struck me at the latest Krayina Mriy ethnic music festival, it's the crowd of people wearing traditional

An investigative report by journalist Vlad Lavrov reveals that tobacco giants operating in Ukraine are producing many more cigarettes than domesticallyconsumed, with the surplus being smuggled into Europe.

During his speech at an expanded session of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), which was held on 29 January 2009, the president of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, revealed an FSB special operation in a few brief sentences: "An unstable

Liberian leader, President Ellen Johnson SirleafFormer Liberian leader, Charles TaylorSenator Prince Y.Johnson,former rebel leaderFollowing nearly four years of investigating Liberia's conflict period (1979-2003), the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in its final report has recommended names of several key actors