SINGAPORE Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. More...

Al-Qaida's Iraq arm is gaining strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, reviving its fundraising efforts through gangland-style shakedowns, feeding off anti-government anger and increasingly carrying out attacks with impunity. More...

Monsoon flooding that has stranded thousands of people and caused landslides in northern India has killed almost 120 people, and the prime minister said the toll could rise substantially. More...

His announcement that the Fed will likely end its extraordinary bond-buying program next year sends the Dow down more than 200 points. More...

In this photo released by Venezuela's Civil Protection Press Office, a rescue worker looks through a helicopter window at a coral reef in Los Roques, north of Caracas, on Jan. 5, 2008. More...