Henry Cejudo, an American, had wrestled in only one world-level senior tournament before Beijing.

Taliban insurgents killed 10 French soldiers and wounded 21 more in a major battle east of the Afghan capital.

A suicide bomber drove a car filled with explosives into a police academy about 35 miles east of the Algerian capital, officials said.

Tropical Storm Fay made landfall on Florida’s southwest coast Tuesday, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds.

The explosive ethnic quarrel over the oil-rich city is a major barrier to creating stable political structures in Iraq.

Russian forces blockaded the main commercial port in the Black Sea town of Poti on Tuesday and took Georgian soldiers prisoner.

Though eager to expand, the major Western oil companies are finding it harder than ever to find new prospects.

Officials acknowledged that the mysteries of the case meant an air of uncertainty would always surround it.

Party leaders in the coalition government were set to gather for the start of what could be a drawn-out tussle over Pervez Musharraf’s replacement.

Far from Beijing and its gathering of Olympic athletes, victims of the earthquake that devastated Sichuan Province learn to use prosthetic limbs at a medical center.