Annan meets rivals to break Kenya talks stalemate
By Duncan Miriri and C. Bryson Hull NAIROBI - Talks to end Kenya 's political crisis reached a standstill on Monday and negotiato......

Phillies complete three-game sweep of struggling Mets
NEW YORK - The Philadelphia Phillies downed the New York Mets 6-3 in 10 innings on Thursday to hand the struggling Mets a season-high fo......

Indians pitcher Lara injured in car accident
NEW YORK - Cleveland Indians pitcher Juan Lara was seriously hurt in a car accident after a Winter League game this weekend in the Domin......

Benin finds two bird flu outbreaks, suspects H5N1
By Samuel Elijah COTONOU - Benin has discovered two outbreaks of bird flu among poultry which it believes to be the deadly H5N1 s......

Rice presses for action on Kosovo independence
By Sue Pleming LISBON - Kosovo will get independence from Serbia "one way or another " despite Russia 's objections at the Unite......