Fernando Aguirre dresses like Osama bin Laden, but he's not an Islamic terrorist. He's a citizen cop.

Pragmatism gains over ideology, but some freedoms wane, new reports indicate.

The US is helping rebuild an air force that is badly needed in the vast country.

After a post-9/11 drop-off, the State Department has taken steps to ease foreigners' concerns.

A supertanker hijacking helped boost the price of oil early this week.

A year after being released from prison in Libya, where courts had accused them infecting children with HIV, five nurses face tough living at home.

Afghan president says those who disagree with his offer of safety for the Taliban to attend talks can unseat him or leave the country.

A federal judge in Miami last month ordered a shipping firm to pay $80 million for conspiring with Cuba to abuse workers.

An amendment extending the president's term is set to pass in the Duma this week.

Woeser has sued the government, investigated Tibet's March uprising, and flouted the official line about Tibet.

The arrest of the Basque separatist military leader is expected to furtherweaken the group. But some Spanish officials fear retaliatory attacks.

Coordinated efforts between Spanish and French police have resulted in the second arrest of an ETA leader since May.

Saturday's attack highlights the difficulty international forces face in patrolling the waters off Africa's coast.

Business elites and conservative governments worry about his opposition to free-trade deals.

US exceptionalism had largely been seen here as a messianic rationale for use of power by a nation assuming special prerogatives.

A new pact that faces final approval from parliament will keep US troops in Iraq for up to three more years. By June 2009 US forces will pull back to major bases.

They pledge a more coordinated response to the global financial crisis, including stronger regulation.

Akkad Street is a neighborhood's response to suicide bombers hitting the main shopping market.