ORANJESTAD (AP):The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard says it has rescued two men who were on-board a small plane that crashed into the Caribbean Sea near the island of Aruba.A coast guard spokeswoman says the Beechcraft had taken off from Fort Lauderdale,...

MONROVIA (AP)An anti-gay group in Liberia distributed flyers over the weekend with a hit list of people who support gay rights, and one member of the group threatened to "get to them one by one."The flyers mark the latest development in an increasingly...

MOSCOW (AP): A blaze yesterday at a Moscow market killed 17 migrant workers who were unable to escape from the metal shed where they were sleeping, the city fire department said.

NAIROBI (AP): Wildlife officials say rhino poaching in Africa has reached crisis levels with nearly 1,000 animals killed in the last five years.

At least nine pit bulls rescued from a dogfighting ring in the Philippines were euthanised yesterday and dozens more are likely to ...

PESHAWAR (AP)Police say 14 people have been killed in northern Pakistan in attacks linked to tensions between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims there.

KABUL (AP): Militants have stepped up their attacks against Afghan police, killing nine and abducting 11 across the nation in the past two days, authorities said yesterday, charging that poison was involved in one incident.