The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to a Karzai advisers.
The Obama administration is demanding that Israel call off a contentious building project in east Jerusalem and make a public gesture toward the Palestinians.
The U.S. military hands over control of a prison holding some 2,900 detainees to Iraqi authorities as the Americans move ahead with preparations for a full withdrawal by the end of 2011.
Google said on Monday it was in talks with the Chinese government about censorship of its Chinese-language search portal, despite mounting signs the company could soon shut the site.
U.S. and Mexican officials have launched an investigation into the killing of an American couple and a Mexican man with ties to the U.S. Consulate by suspected drug gang hitmen.
As hundreds of injured survivors of the Haiti earthquake overwhelmed Florida hospitals in January, state officials pleaded with the federal government for basic information.
China's government embraces an increasingly anti-Western tone and adopts policies across a wide spectrum that reflect a heightened fear of foreign influence.
Thailand's prime minister rejects an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament as thousands of red-shirted protesters vow to splatter the seat of government with their own blood.
A major blackout left most of Chile without power for hours, two weeks after a massive earthquake that killed hundreds and weakened infrastructure.
Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink. It wants gay honeymooners trekking through the Himalayas. It wants to host the world's highest same-sex wedding at Everest base camp.
Britain's Prince Charles arrived in Poland on Monday with his wife, Camilla, to start a nine-day tour that will take them through central Europe.
The top U.N. environmental watchdog criticizes Russia for ignoring the effects that construction projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi will have on the region's unique wildlife.