U.S. President Barack Obama announced the conclusion of the combat mission in Iraq, almost seven and a half years after his predecessor George W. Bush's "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair writes in a book to be published Wednesday that he feels "anguish" about "the nightmare" that occurred after the U.S.-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, but defends the move, according to the Daily Telegraph.

National Police said Tuesday an investigation that began in February has resulted in the arrest of 14 people involved in an organization dedicated to the sexual exploitation of men, Spain's first such bust of its kind.

One of Mexico's most ruthless cartel enforcers, American-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, was captured following a shootout with Mexican authorities. He is known as "La Barbie" for his blond, blue-eyed good looks.

The military trial of Canadian-born terrorist suspect Omar Khadr, abruptly halted earlier this month when his defense attorney collapsed, will now resume in October at the U.S. Navy Base in Guantanamo Bay Cuba, according to the Defense Department.

Authorities continued Tuesday to question two men held in the Netherlands after landing on a flight from Chicago, Illinois, Dutch prosecutors told CNN.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he acknowledges the persecution of gays and lesbians during the Revolution in his country, according to a newspaper interview published Tuesday.

Eight people died early Tuesday after attackers hurled several Molotov cocktails into a Cancun, Mexico, bar, the state attorney general said.

India offered another $20 million in aid to its rival neighbor Pakistan on Tuesday, but an official in the flood-ravaged country says he has no knowledge of the aid.

Former rock 'n' roll photographer and Muslim convert Peter Sanders says he is trying to show the true face of Islam through his photography.

Swedish prosecutors questioned Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, for about an hour Monday, his lawyer said Tuesday, following complaints against him from two women.

South Korea's Red Cross has offered $8.4 million in flood aid to North Korea, the Yonhap news agency said Tuesday.

Kenya and the African Union are defending a visit by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on allegations of war crimes and genocide.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves for Washington, D.C., on Tuesday with the goal to "seriously and responsibly" advance a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

Two men held in the Netherlands may have been trying to test U.S. airport security by putting bottles with electronic devices attached in checked baggage, a U.S. law enforcement source said.

Three Russian pilots working for a Sudanese aviation company who were abducted in the Darfur region have been released, a Russian embassy spokesman said Tuesday.

Japan Airlines on Tuesday submitted its bankruptcy plans for approval, a proposal that includes slashing roughly one-third of its workforce.

As more governments approve same-sex marriage laws, Mexico City officials are hoping to attract a growing part of the tourism market: gay honeymoons.

The cyclone known as Earl is now a Category 2 hurricane after strengthening in the Atlantic Ocean, with winds whipping at about 100 mph (160 kph) and even stronger gusts.

Chilean officials plan to start drilling a rescue shaft Monday as they begin a months-long operation to reach 33 trapped miners. Officials also said the miners will soon be getting hot food and sandwiches. FULL STORY l WHO ARE THE 33?