Oil climbs to near $76 a barrel in Asia on improvement in economic indicators

Guinea election commission president, planning director charged with fraud before vote

NATO says 3 insurgents planning bomb attacks in Afghan capital killed in a precision airstrike

Russian republic observes day of mourning for 17 bombing victims; 118 wounded are hospitalized

China summons Japanese ambassador for 3rd time to demand release of detained boat captain

Despite report of planned raid, police who caught Mexican drug capo didn't know who he was

Muslims welcome American church leader's decision to suspend Quran-burning plans

Honduras deploys soldiers on anti-crime patrols, identifies 2 suspects in factory shootings

Mexican Senate OKs bill to let migrants file abuse complaints regardless of immigration status

Activist says endangered right whale beached in Brazil is too weak to be rescued

Karzai Divides Afghanistan in Reaching Out to Taliban

Study: Stents may double risk of stroke or dying in older patients compared to surgery

Critics say Mexico slow in acting on lessons from Colombia's dismantling of killer cartels

Saskatchewan minister says a possible Chinese bid for Potash not a good idea for his province

UN soldier from Yemen shot, robbed by gunmen on motorcycles outside bank in Haitian capital