TBILISI, Georgia (AP) _ Western leaders warned the Kremlin on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep the conflict from growing into a new Cold War after tensions broadened to imperil a key nucle » Full Story

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, killing as many as 49 insurgents as fighting spread » Full Story

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) _ The future of Brazil's traditional Indian cultures was under challenge on Wednesday as Brazil's Supreme Court began hearing arguments on whether to break up a vast Amazon reser » Full Story

VATICAN CITY (AP) _ Pope Benedict XVI condemned anti-Christian violence in India, where at least 11 people were killed in three days of violence as Christians clashed with Hindu mobs attacking churche » Full Story

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) _ Banners have appeared over streets and highway overpasses in northern Mexico accusing the government of being in league with the Sinaloa drug cartel. » Full Story

NEW DELHI (AP) _ The skinny would-be kingpin and his fearless bike gang were seemingly everywhere. » Full Story

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ Hurricane Gustav dumped torrential rains across southern Haiti on Tuesday, killing at least one man and threatening crops amid protests over high food prices. » Full Story

BEIJING (AP) _ Explosions ripped through a chemical plant Tuesday in southwest China killing at least 16 people and forcing the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents. » Full Story

MOSCOW (AP) _ Russia stunned the West on Tuesday by recognizing the independence claims of two Georgian breakaway regions, and U.S. » Full Story

LIMA, Peru (AP) _ Archaeologists excavating a pyramid in the heart of Peru's capital said Tuesday that they uncovered three 1,300-year old mummies from the Wari culture, including one with a mask with » Full Story