
Shiite leader: Sectarian attacks are 'genocide'
Pakistan's minority Shiite Muslims have started using the word "genocide" to describe a violent spike in attacks against them by a militant Sunni ...

Blackhawks' streak ends with 6-2 loss to Avs
The best start in NHL history is over. The Chicago Blackhawks finally left the ice without a point — but with their heads held high. The Blackhawks ...

Kenya final vote total: Kenyatta has 50.03 pct
Kenya's election commission posted complete results early Saturday showing that Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta prevailed in the country's ...

Column: Streaks are nice, championships are better
Blowouts. Narrow margins of victory. Lucky breaks. Overwhelming opponents with superior skills. It all adds up to a pair of remarkable streaks in ...

Blackhawks' record streak ends in 6-2 loss
The Chicago Blackhawks' record for the best start in NHL history is over at 24 games after a 6-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.

Fiery funeral for Venezuela's Chavez
Hugo Chavez was lauded as a modern-day reincarnation of Latin American liberator Simon Bolivar at a fiery, foot-stomping state funeral Friday, hours ...

Nicolas Maduro sworn in as Venezuelan president
Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela's acting president, using the occasion to launch blistering attacks on the U.S. as well as the ...
Hedge fund manager charged in US captured in Italy
A fugitive German hedge fund manager was arrested Friday at an Italian art gallery on charges filed in Los Angeles that accuse him of orchestrating ...

UN sanctions may play into North Korean propaganda
Seven years of U.N. sanctions against North Korea have done nothing to derail Pyongyang's drive for a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United ...

Bin Laden's son-in-law: Pleads not guilty in NY
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the charismatic al-Qaida spokesman, fundraiser and son-in-law to Osama bin Laden, is likely to have a vast trove of knowledge ...

Survey: Many conflicted on gov't spending cuts
As President Barack Obama and lawmakers spar over huge federal deficits, they're confronted by a classic contradiction: Most Americans want government ...

UN says arrangements made to free peacekeepers
Arrangements have been made with all parties for the release of 21 U.N. peacekeepers held captive by Syrian rebels, although the operation was delayed ...

Smeekens wins to seal speedskating 500 title
Jan Smeekens sealed the overall 500-meter World Cup title Friday by winning speedskating's shortest event in 34.84 seconds at the season finals.
Speedskating World Cup Results
Men(equals) 500(equals) 1. Jan Smeekens, Netherlands, 34.84 seconds 2. Jamie Gregg, Canada, 34.96 3. Ronald Mulder, Netherlands, 35.04 4. Joji Kato, ...
Contractor killed in attack in eastern Afghanistan
Three men wearing Afghan army uniforms and driving an Afghan army vehicle forced their way onto a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Friday and ...
World Freestyle Skiing Championships Results
Results Friday from the freestyle skiing world championships: Dual moguls(equals) Men(equals) 1. Alex Bilodeau, Canada. 2.

Payrolls shore up markets at end of historic week
Markets across Europe and Asia made decent gains Friday, bringing to an end what has been a historic week that was capped with the release of ...
Oil slips to near $91 ahead of US job figures
The price of oil fell slightly Friday, to near $91 a barrel, reflecting some investor caution ahead of the latest U.S. employment figures. By early ...

Fiery seas, sacred war: NKorea's blustery history
South Korea will burn like a "sea of fire." Seoul's "rat-like" president will be struck with a "bolt of lightning." The country's media companies will ...
Players' association gives OK to NHL realignment
The NHL moved a step closer to realignment Thursday as the players' association approved a proposed plan that is set to go into effect next season.

Kunitz scores twice, Penguins beat Flyers 5-4
Whenever the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers meet on the ice, a football-style shootout breaks out. This time, the Penguins scored last.

Chavez body to be put on permanent display
Hugo Chavez's body will be preserved and forever displayed inside a glass tomb at a military museum not far from the presidential palace from which ...

Vietnam cardinal arrives, last 1 in for conclave
The last cardinal who will participate in the conclave to elect the next pope arrived in Rome on Thursday, meaning a date can now be set for the ...
Cyrus the Great artifact shown in US for 1st time
A nearly 2,600-year-old clay cylinder described as the world's first human rights declaration is being shown for the first time in the United States.

Chavez's try to be savior of poor floundered in US
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to send thousands of soldiers, firefighters and volunteers to help ...