The losses in Europe's follow similar declines in the U.S., most Asian markets.

Aid agencies: We will be less able to help those in need due to global crisis.

US military says No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, a Moroccan, has been killed.

Gunfight breaks out at disputed border zone between Thailand and Cambodia.

World Court to rule on emergency measures request in Georgia-Russia case.

Most middle class Russians do not invest in the stock market, so it's really the financial elite that has been hit hardest.

Iceland is hit by economic disaster but reporter finds people are optimistic.

Official says over 8000 Christians have now fled northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

Syrian, Lebanese sign agreement formalizing their first ever diplomatic ties.

Poor pay and mistreatment plague Kenya's domestic worker industry.

Austrian prosecutors received a psychiatric evaluation today that says Josef Fritzl, accused of jailing his daughter for 24 years, is clinically sane.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dances with hip-hop stars.

Skeletons off Israel's coast shows disease is 3,000 years older than thought.

The couple announces their divorce after nearly eight years of marriage.