An anti-whaling activist from New Zealand was arrested in Japan Friday for trespassing after a harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month docked in Tokyo.

A schoolteacher found dead this week near a remote Alaska village was probably killed by wolves, Alaska State Troopers said Thursday.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was locked in a tight contest with rival Iyad Allawi to keep his job, as results from Iraq's elections were set to flow in on Friday.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was to seal a series of multi-billion dollar arms deals Friday during a visit to India aimed at boosting ties with Moscow's old Cold War ally.

A Canadian man who was viciously assaulted in Australia has come through surgery and has spoken to his mother from his hospital bed in Sydney.

A New Zealand anti-whaling activist held on a Japanese harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month was expected to arrive in Tokyo harbour on Friday and likely face arrest.

News of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu topping the annual Forbes list of the world's wealthiest individuals came as little surprise to many in Mexico, including social-activist-turned-restaurateur Marco Rascon.

The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12 days ago.

Cuban dissident hunger striker Guillermo Farinas was in critical condition Thursday after losing consciousness in his third week of fasting.

Cuban dissident hunger striker Guillermo Farinas collapsed and was rushed to a hospital on Thursday, but appeared to be recovering as doctors administered fluids intravenously.