Abbie Fentress Swanson

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, reportedly an associate of Osama bin Laden, is being held in Karachi.

The U.S. is scaling back its military presence in Haiti to 13,000 troops, from 20,000, according to The Associated Press.

Today is Day 3 of a major Afghan-NATO offensive to reclaim the Helmand city from the Taliban.

The Senate was able to reach a bipartisan agreement that would boost employment last night. But some Democrats say it's not enough.

Rhode Island Democratic Representative Patrick Kennedy has announced he will not seek re-election in 2011. 

Irina Arkhipova, a Russian mezzo-soprano and contralto at the Bolshoi theater, died yesterday at age 85.

Khamenei also warned the West to stop putting obstacles in Iran's path.

The Haitian judge Judge Bernard Saint-Vil is recommending that the 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti be released.

Former Texas Democratic Representative Charlie Wilson died Wednesday at age 76 of cardiopulmonary arrest.

America's unemployed will have 95,000 more jobs to apply in each month of 2010, according to a 462-page report released by the White House today.

President Ahmadinejad announced the first batch of highly enriched uranium today, the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

More than 150 people have died in Afghanistan due to a series of avalanches Tuesday that let loose masses of snow and ice onto the Salang Pass.

The recall is due to air bags that can inflate with too much pressure, causing the inflator to rupture and injure or kill the driver.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants the United Nations to impose sanctions on Iran--and fast.

The recall is official: Toyota is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrids worldwide for brake problems.

The New Orleans Saints overcame the Indianapolis Colts Sunday night, 31-17.

At least 17 soldiers are dead after an avalanche occurred Monday near Gulmarg, a ski resort about 30 miles northwest of Srinagar, the main city in Indian Kashmir.

President Barack Obama invited Democrats and Republicans Sunday to attend a half-day televised health care reform summit to be held on February 25.