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PATROL BASE PUL-I-ALAM, Afghanistan (AP) -- The top commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan offered a somber apology on Friday in an eastern province where officials say 18 civilians - half of them children - were killed in a coalition airstrike this week....

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Polish health authorities have ordered the withdrawal from the market of more than 230,000 kilograms (500,000 pounds) of pickles, bread and other food suspected of containing industrial salt, the latest development in a scandal raising fears about food safety....

ROME (AP) -- Italy's president on Friday accused Britain of an "inexplicable" failure to consult with his country before a bungled attempt to rescue an Italian and a Briton being held in Nigeria by kidnappers claiming ties to al-Qaida....

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- The Palestinian foreign minister says the Obama administration told Palestinian leaders to expect little help with their statehood bid during the U.S. presidential campaign....

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Tech's president was set to testify Friday in a civil trial seeking official accountability for the slaying of 32 on the Tech campus on April 16, 2007....

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Tech's president was set to testify Friday in a civil trial seeking official accountability for the slaying of 32 on the Tech campus on April 16, 2007....

DETROIT (AP) -- Dogs are running wild in Detroit, and a nonprofit wants to stop it....

DETROIT (AP) -- Dogs are running wild in Detroit, and a nonprofit wants to stop it....

Fearing that climate change could wipe out their entire Pacific archipelago, the leaders of Kiribati are considering an unusual backup plan: moving the populace to Fiji....

LONDON (AP) -- Police have arrested a man suspected of hacking into the website of a major British abortion provider, vandalizing it and stealing sensitive data, officials said Friday....

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Gregory Brant found himself barricaded in a first-floor waiting room at a University of Pittsburgh psychiatric clinic, hoping he wouldn't be shot. For 15 minutes, it was fear and pandemonium....

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Polish health authorities have ordered the withdrawal from the market of more than 200,000 kilograms (440,000 pounds) of food suspected of containing industrial salt, the latest development in a scandal raising fears about food safety....

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's private creditors agreed Friday to take cents on the euro in the biggest debt writedown in history, paving the way for an enormous second bailout for the country to keep Europe's economy from being dragged further into chaos....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A solar storm shook the Earth's magnetic field early Friday, but scientists said they had no reports of any problems with electrical systems....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A solar storm shook the Earth's magnetic field early Friday, but scientists said they had no reports of any problems with electrical systems....

Fearing that climate change could wipe out their entire Pacific archipelago, the leaders of Kiribati are considering an unusual backup plan: moving the populace to Fiji....

JERUSALEM (AP) -- The recently retired head of the Mossad intelligence agency has said Israel must consider alternatives to a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, but another expert said Friday an Israeli attack could come within months....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- What does birth control really cost anyway?...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- What does birth control really cost anyway?...

HONG KONG (AP) -- The tycoon's son was widely considered a shoo-in as Hong Kong's next leader, with key backing from Beijing. Then came the scandals, including an extramarital affair and an uproar over his illegally built underground leisure palace....