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.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that Israel must prove it is committed to the peace process but brushed aside suggestions that U.S.-Israeli relations are in crisis.

As Karzai's government considers negotiating with Taliban, retreat from hard-won progress is worry for Afghan women.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.