3 tigers very ill at Chinese zoo where 11 starved
Zookeepers are scrambling to save three seriously ill Siberian tigers at a cash-strapped zoo in northeastern China where 11 of the big cats starved to death recently.
Report: Couple dies while having sex in car
A Russian couple having sex in a car parked in a tiny garage died from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to a new agency report.
NATO to oversee most troops in Afghanistan
A major reorganization of allied forces in Afghanistan will centralize both American and other foreign troops under the direct command of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the senior U.S. and NATO commander in the theater.
Chile: Quake, tsunami left 700 dead
The earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile last month killed 700 people and caused damages of nearly $30 billion, according to the government. And the ground hasn't stopped shaking.
Animal shelter turned into a ‘house of horrors’
 For years, the Toronto Humane Society bragged of its low euthanasia rate — only 6 percent. But that impressive statistic was hiding a dark secret, according to criminal charges. Two other shelters in the U.S. are also accused of cruelty. neglect and extreme overcrowding.
Clashes escalate in east Jerusalem
 Hundreds of Palestinians clash with Israeli riot police as anger rises over plans for more Jewish housing in predominantly Arab east Jerusalem.
Thai protesters pour their blood on streets
 Thai protesters pour blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.
Somali pirates free North Korean chemical tanker
Somali pirates freed a North Korean chemical tanker and its 28 crew Tuesday after the owners delivered a ransom, the European Union Naval Force said.
Pakistani officials: Suspected US missile kills 9
An apparent U.S. missile attack destroyed a suspected militant compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, intelligence officials said.
Afghan women fear loss of hard-won progress
 As Karzai's government considers negotiating with Taliban, retreat from hard-won progress is worry for Afghan women.
Killing of Americans escalates Mexico drug war
 The killing of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Mexico's bloodiest drug war hotspot has thrown President Felipe Calderon a major test as he heads to this border city.
West Bank street named for dead US activist
Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday named a street after a U.S. activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in a 2003 protest against house demolitions in Gaza.
Google appears to drop censorship in China
 Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing's censorship rules.
Afghanistan denies talks with Taliban No. 2
 Afghanistan's government denied a report that it had been holding secret peace talks with the Taliban's number two leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, when he was arrested.
Libyan leader: Nigeria should split into 2 nations
Libya's leader said nothing would stop ethnic violence in Nigeria except splitting the oil-rich nation into Muslim and Christian states, the official news agency reported Tuesday.
World's shortest man dies at age 21
 China's He Pingping, who was just over 29 inches tall, has died at the age of 21 from apparent heart complications, the Guinness World Records book said.
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