Meissner Withdraws From Grand Prix Events

A South African official says 13 children are dead after a fire tore through an orphanage early Tuesday.

Indonesian police say eight people have died after drinking liquor laced with methanol on the country's main island of Java.

White businesspeople in Zimbabwe who don't cede control of their companies to black partners could face jail under a law going into effect next month.

Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons.

The U.S.-led offensive that's expected to start soon in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province will be a battle not only against the Taliban but also against an insurgent-backed narcotics trade that provides a livelihood for thousands of residents.