US poised to seize Afghan town as Taliban dig in

U.S. and Afghan forces pushed Tuesday to the edge of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and drug-smuggling stronghold in hopes of building public support by providing aid and services once the insurgents are gone.

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Iran boosts nuclear enrichment, drawing warnings

Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn of a "significant regime of sanctions."

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Sri Lankan parliament dissolved ahead of new vote

Sri Lanka's president dissolved parliament Tuesday to make way for spring elections a day after authorities arrested a key opposition leader, crippling the only serious threat to the ruling party's stifling grip on power.

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Toyota seeks damage control, in public and private

In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can.

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EU nations' reality: Greece's woes are theirs, too

Wealthy European nations were moving closer toward swallowing a bitter pill Tuesday: rescuing Greece from its own overspending to stop its debt crisis from dragging down the euro and stock markets all the way to Wall Street.

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Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phase

Fourteen-month-old Abigail Charlot survived Haiti's cataclysmic earthquake but not its miserable aftermath. Brought into the capital's General Hospital with fever and diarrhea, little Abigail literally dried up.

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Nigeria: Vice president now acting president

Tymoshenko camp vows to challenge Ukraine vote

Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator

Over 60 feared dead, 400 hurt in Afghan avalanches