Maher Arar was given an international human rights award Wednesday in Washington but he did not accept it in person because of fears that he might be detained again by the United States.

Ten more U.S. soldiers have been killed in bombings and combat during a single day in Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday, raising the total number of soldiers killed in October to 69.

Residents and hunters are at odds over the fate of a rare albino moose spotted roaming the forests of a rural Norwegian province.

Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels carried out a suicide ambush on a naval base in the Sri Lankan tourist town of Galle on Wednesday, killing at least one sailor, according to the Sri Lankan military.

British soldiers in Afghanistan haven't made as much progress as they should have because of the decision to divert manpower to the Iraq war, said a top British commander.

NATO forces in Afghanistan expressed regret on Wednesday for civilian casualties that may have been caused by operations carried out against suspected insurgents.

U.S. President George W. Bush said Wednesday that his country would stop North Korea from transferring nuclear weapons and technology, warning Pyongyang it would then face "a grave consequence."

A U.S. judge has thrown out the criminal convictions of Kenneth Lay, the late founder of Enron.

Thousands of jostling, weeping admirers of the late Argentine leader, Juan Domingo Peron, packed the streets of Buenos Aires Tuesday to catch a glimpse of a motorcade carrying his remains for a reburial ceremony at his former weekend estate outside the city.

The U.S. officially became more crowded Tuesday morning when its population hit the 300-million mark, making it the third most-populated country behind China and India.

U.S. President George W. Bush has signed into law a controversial new bill that allows for aggressive interrogation and quick prosecution of terror suspects.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will begin a two-day visit to Russia Tuesday, where he'll voice his concern over nuclear activity in Iran and North Korea.

With roughly 200,000 homes and businesses in upstate New York having gone days without electricity, the use of generators is becoming a concern as officials say three people died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Rapper Fabolous was shot early Tuesday as he stood at a Manhattan parking garage, spurring a sequence of events that left him both hospitalized in stable condition and under arrest, police said.

A family in a remote Chinese province is urging Ottawa to get their son released from prison, saying the federal government has a duty to protect him because he's a Canadian citizen.

Two subway trains collided on Tuesday during morning rush hour in Rome, leaving at least one person dead and injuring more than 60 others, according to news reports.

United Nations sanctions aimed at punishing North Korea for a nuclear test explosion last week amount to "a declaration of war," the Communist country said Tuesday.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security opened its third air surveillance base near Canada on Monday, furthering eroding claims the shared border is the longest undefended one in the world.

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its machine-gun exercises on the Great Lakes until nearby American residents have their say, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said Monday.