The lawyer for an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned on an adultery conviction said Monday that he and her children are worried the delayed execution could be carried out soon.

As the disastrous floods recede in Pakistan, some believe that powerful officials and landowners used their influence to divert water away from their property to inundate the villages and fields of poor Pakistanis.

The "marker" lurks inside the bank, looking for people pulling large amounts of cash from a safe deposit box or bank account. The gunmen linger outside, usually on motorcyles, waiting to make their move.

Searchers on Monday pulled more bodies from a mud-covered highway where back-to-back landslides buried bus passengers and people trying to save them.

In a country with few paved roads, boarding an overcrowded boat on a treacherous river is a way of life. This weekend, journeys on the dangerous waterways stole the lives of up to 270 people.

The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan is asking for 2,000 more soldiers to join the 140,000-strong international force here, NATO officials said Monday. It was unclear how many would be Americans.

It was a broiling fall evening in this southern Afghan battlezone, and U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Reed wanted to celebrate his birthday in style — at T.G.I. Friday”s on the boardwalk.

Spain claimed the cease-fire was just another gambit by ETA in order to buy time, regroup and rearm.