BEIJING - There is a reason why China reacted calmly to U.S. President George W. Bush's pledges to "oppose tyranny" and "spread freedom" around the world. Beijing is confident that the country is becoming indispensable to the United States,...

MOSUL - Election day in Iraq's violence-prone, third-largest city Mosul ended as it began, with a spate of bomb attacks. But in between a fair number of people voted. Iraqi and U.S. troops remained on high alert Monday after returning to their units. But authorities...

BAGHDAD - Voting in Baghdad was linked with receipt of food rations, several voters said after the Sunday poll. Many Iraqis said Monday that their names were marked on a list provided by the government agency that provides monthly food rations before they were allowed...