The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear...

Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA)...

In a bizarre twist a man who lost his female flatmate in a tragic accident will now be prosecuted because of an unrelated...

Israeli attacks with guided missiles fired from aerial drones killed civilians during the recent Gaza fighting in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said in a report released this week....

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding freedom of expression and press freedom on Friday voiced his strong support for the recent call issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Iran to respect fundamental human rights....

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Myanmar to discuss with the ruling military government the release of its political...

The former president of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino, has told he doctors she no longer wishes to be treated in her battle against colon...

The World Health Organization head, Margaret Chan, has addressed a meeting in Mexico to say that the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus worldwide is now...

US President Barack Obama is still unsure about how he is going to deal with the most dangerous terror detainees at the US prison at Guantanamo...

OTTAWA — A trust fund has been set up for the family of an Ottawa woman believed to be a passenger on a plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean this week.Donations are being collected to help...

NEW Zealand has recorded its first deaths linked to swine flu, with authorities reporting Saturday that three people who died in the past week had the...

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NORTH Korea has test-fired three missiles on the eve of American Independence Day celebrations, South Korea's defence ministry said, further stoking tensions amid an international nuclear...

LOS ANGELES - The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial...

Moviegoers sitting outside on lawnchairs to watch the movie "Back to the Future" on the top deck of the Bicentennial Garage in West Chester last Saturday night. But first, they had to...

British diplomats are trying to establish whether Iran intends to act on its threats to prosecute staff from the UK's embassy in Tehran.On Friday, a top cleric said some staff members would be tried...

HOPES for a rapid diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Honduras have been dampened as the Supreme Court told a top regional envoy the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya was...

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the...

Thousands of teenagers may end up on the dole instead of going to university because of a funding cap on student places, the government is being warned.Phil Willis, chairman of the Commons Education...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired three missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too...

PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Coast Guard, Philadelphia police and New Jersey State Police are searching for a man and a child missing in the Delaware River.Petty Officer 3rd Class Crystalynn Kneen says...

IF YOU WERE invited to one of G. Frank Page Jr.'s famous sports parties, you became his pal for life. Frank loved to entertain, and sporting events were an excellent excuse to open his house to...

TEGUCIGALPA: Hopes for a rapid diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Honduras were dampened as the Supreme Court told a top regional envoy the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya was irreversible. A...

Police began an investigation into a suspected murder in Ashdod early Saturday morning, when a 16-year-old boy found bleeding on a street in the city died of his wounds in Rehovot's Kaplan...

MORE than a thousand Muslim rebels have been killed in the southern Philippines over the past year, despite the recovery of only 278 bodies, a military spokesman...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a...

NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the...

The country first got into debt to help pay for the Revolutionary War. Growing ever since, the debt stands today at a staggering $11.4 trillion - equivalent to about $37,000 for each and every...

Wearing sunglasses and with his famous dreadlocks in a ponytail, the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger apologized to fans and teammates during a news conference Friday afternoon. He refused to answer...

SEOUL - A news report says North Korea has fired two mid-range missiles off it eastern coast.Yonhap news agency's report says the launches appeared to be of Scud missiles. The agency quotes a South...

Anesthesiologist: Diprivan "as dangerous as it comes," without proper guidance Sources say Jackson traveled with an anesthesiologist during world tour in 1990s Doctor would "take him...

(CNN) -- Iranians worried about their loved ones detained in the protests that followed the presidential election got the ear of a former president, who wants the detainees released, an Iranian...

President is not on ballot, but many see vote as comment on his performance Party is expected to do well despite years of troubles Calderon has stood strong in face of adversity, analysts say Many...

The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index edged 0.2% lower to 203.63, according to preliminary closing data, with volumes checked as US markets were closed ahead of the Independence Day holiday. The...

HARTFORD, Conn. - A 16-year-old girl thought that she heard her mother being assaulted and rounded up some friends who beat up the woman's boyfriend, only to learn later that the couple actually was...

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - An interim government set up after an army coup in Honduras is not willing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power, the head of the Organization of the American...

IN the worst possible result for embattled South Australian opposition leader Martin Hamilton-Smith, he has narrowly won today's leadership spill by just one vote, after one MP...

which had the Eagles as 44th overall and 15th in the NFL. As I mentioned, the rankings were based on eight different categories. When I first took a look, the one that stood out to me for the...

John Demjanjuk deported in May from the United States to Germany Wanted for alleged involvement during World War II in killings at Sobibor death camp Charged in March with assisting in about 29,000...

NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the...

Which Phillies deserve a spot in the All-Star Game? Take a look through the candidates and see how they stack up before voting on the...

John Demjanjuk moved one step closer to another trial after German prosecutors said doctors had deemed the 89-year-old fit to go to court on charges of being accessory to murder at the Sobibor Nazi...

Police say woman was getting revenge on girl who argued with her daughter Girl's mom says she got 22 calls in one day, around 40 calls total from various men One caller spoke to girl's mom, said:...

Investigations by the Vatican into whether the lives American nuns are leading are too modern have been met with trepidation by some of those under scrutiny. Photo / Jim...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired two Scud-type missiles on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said citing a government official, further stoking regional tensions after the North's...

Now that the media frenzy over Michael Jackson's death has begun to die down and the stardust has somewhat settled, we might begin to contemplate how he will go down in...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal...