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Pakistan reiterated Wednesday that it will arrest former President Pervez Musharraf should he return home after three years of self-imposed exile.

Drug cartels, whether in Colombia or Mexico, cannot function without massive assistance from compromised officials at all levels. Corruption is the oxygen that keeps organized crime alive.

William Rempel says Colombia is disrupting drug cartel operations by cooperating with U.S. efforts to extradite drug lords. Mexico could learn a lesson.

In India, milk is used in holy ceremonies, it is offered to the gods, poured over deities and generally considered the healthiest of drinks.

After months of deadly bloodshed in Syria, activist Ammad Abdulhamid and commentator Ken Ballen say the U.S. should help the nation's democracy movement — with more than economic sanctions.

Brazilians who receive work e-mails or phone calls after office hours could be eligible for overtime, according to a new labor law.

Go to Wikipedia at midnight, and you won't find any of the usual encyclopedia articles.

Indonesian railway officials say they have found the perfect deterrent to stop commuters riding on train roofs — concrete balls suspended above passing trains.

Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday that a decision on whether to strike Iran's nuclear program was "very far off."

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the leader of Ivory Coast for progress made toward peace Tuesday but urged greater dialogue with the opposition to heal the wounds of a deadly political crisis.