Four U.S. service members were killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan, NATO forces said Monday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:11:10 GMT

American and Afghan officials have begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias that have independently taken up arms against insurgents in several parts of Afghanistan. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:12:59 GMT

Relatives of victims of a blast at a Chinese coal mine scuffled demanded answers from the owners as state media put the toll from the latest in a series of mine disasters at 104. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:20:32 GMT

A new report records 17,650 species living below 656 feet, the point where sunlight ceases. The findings were the latest update on a 10-year census of marine life. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:40:43 GMT

Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:49:02 GMT