JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Joe Miller on Friday ended his legal fight over Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat, conceding the race to his bitter rival, incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski….

NEW YORK (AP) — Barry Zorthian, a colorful U.S. diplomat who left his mark on American policy in Vietnam as a forthright and often combative press spokesman in the early years of the war, has died….

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will join Congress and the president next year in cutting costs to reduce the federal deficit, Chief Justice John Roberts said Friday in his year-end report….

State televison says at least 30 people killed in capital Abuja after explosion in busy market area near army barracks.

President Mahmoud Abbas lays cornerstone in Brasilia on land for the Palestinians’ first embassy in western hemisphere.

Country’s chief prosecutor insists reformist candidates of disputed 2009 vote will be put on trial.

West African military chiefs agree on “last resort” plan to forcefully remove defiant Cote d’Ivoire leader from power.

Despite his many successes, history shows the Ashes losses will loom large in the Australian captain’s legacy, writes Malcolm Knox.

Kevin Rudd’s surprising performance at a music festival this week could prove a turning point.

The speakers of the State Duma and the National Assembly of Cuba have concluded an agreement on interparliamentary co-operation.