Funding delays, housing complexities slow Haiti rebuilding effort

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Yolette Pierre says thank you, America. She points to the plastic over her head, to a gray sack on the dirt floor, to a bucket in the corner. Thank you for the tarp. Thank you for the rice. Thank you for the water, too.

Karzai aide blames British for bringing Taliban impostor to talks

KABUL - President Hamid Karzai's chief of staff on Thursday said that British authorities were responsible for bringing a Taliban impostor into the presidential palace and that foreigners should stay out of delicate negotiations with the Afghan insurgent group.

Egyptian government cracks down on critics ahead of parliament elections

CAIRO - Egyptians will elect a new parliament Sunday amid political turmoil and growing questions about the eventual successor of President Hosni Mubarak.

Transcript of interview with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri

Q&A with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri Edited transcript of interview by Washington Post's Janine Zacharia with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at his home office in Beirut, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010.

Lebanon's Hariri takes pragmatic approach in seeking unity

BEIRUT - Since Saad Hariri was thrown into Lebanese politics after his father's assassination five years ago, he has worked to keep the politically and religiously fractious country unified. Now the question is whether the pragmatic approach he's employed as prime minister will be enough to hold...

In India, metro rail's female conductors

They are called the "enforcers," armies of female officers in starched blue uniforms who kick men out of metro cars reserved for women.

South Korean defense minister resigns following attack

SEOUL- South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young resigned Thursday, two days after North Korea fired artillery onto the South's territory for the first time in half a century, as the country vowed to stiffen its defenses.

Pakistan's Zardari faces pressure over Christian woman's death sentence

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Pakistan's president faced mounting pressure Thursday to weigh in on the fate of a Christian woman recently sentenced to death for blasphemy, a case that has drawn the attention of the Vatican and sparked street protests in this Muslim-majority nation.

U.S. embassies warn allies of possible fallout from new WikiLeaks disclosure

U.S. embassies around the world are warning allies that WikiLeaks might be poised to release classified cables that could negatively impact relations by revealing sensitive assessments and exposing U.S. sources.

In a tiny Afghan shack, Army cooks seek a Thanksgiving miracle: Fried turkey

PECH VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN - A few days before Thanksgiving, Capt. Bo Reynolds gave his cooks a special mission.

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