
NZealand is 13th country to legalize gay marriage
Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand's Parliament as the country became the 13th in the world and the first in the ...
Strong, shallow earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea
A powerful earthquake shook Papua New Guinea's northern coast Wednesday morning, sending residents fleeing for higher ground and items tumbling from ...
Pietersen ruled out of test series vs New Zealand
Kevin Pietersen was ruled out of next month's home test series against New Zealand on Tuesday as he struggles to overcome a knee injury, sparking ...

Asia stocks sink on global growth worries
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as weak economic data, falling commodity prices and big losses on Wall Street shook investors. A deadly ...

Pope taps cardinals to advise on governing, reform
Pope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, ...
A list of papal advisers on Curia reform
Pope Francis on Saturday named eight cardinals to a panel that will help advise him running the church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, or Curia

Asian stock markets mixed as gains cashed up
Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors turned cautious and took profits from recent rallies in spite of evidence pointing to an improving ...

China's Xi offers to reduce friction over hotspots
With pressure growing on Beijing to get North Korea to step back from its war-like footing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that no one country ...

North Korea threats spark buzz on Guam, not panic
C.J. Urquico has lived on Guam for 19 years so he's used to a military backdrop to everyday life. Navy ships visit, Air Force jets fly overhead and ...
Man admits to murder of Irish woman in Australia
A man has pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of an Irish immigrant he attacked as she walked home from a bar in Australia's second-largest city.
Credit-easing steps by central banks, at a glance
The Bank of Japan said Thursday that it will pump money into the Japanese financial system to try to combat deflation, encourage borrowing and lift ...
Swedish judge says Assange allegations 'a mess'
A senior Swedish judge said Wednesday that the sex crime allegations in his country against fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are "a mess.
Pollock, Joubert, Poite to ref Wallabies-B&I Lions
Chris Pollock of New Zealand, Craig Joubert of South Africa and Romain Poite of France will referee the three tests during the British and Irish Lions ...

Lion takes on AirAsia with record jet orders
Indonesia's top discount carrier, which catapulted into the global aviation spotlight with record deals to buy Airbus and Boeing planes, is taking the ...

Everest mountaineer George Lowe dies at 89
George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the team that made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, has died at age 89. Mary Lowe said ...

Australian PM apologizes for forced adoptions
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a historic national apology in Parliament to the thousands of unwed mothers who were forced by ...

Australian minister quits over party ballot fiasco
Another Australian government minister quit Friday in the fallout from a bungled leadership ballot that reinforced perceptions of a crisis in Prime ...

Asia stocks mixed after Cyprus vote on bailout
Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Cypriot lawmakers rejected a tax on bank deposits that would have partly funded an emergency bailout ...

Wales recovers, England mourns after 6N finale
Just as the party to top all parties winds down in Wales, so the grim post-mortem begins in England. The dullest Six Nations in the tournament's ...

Myanmar president welcomes closer Australia ties
Myanmar President Thein Sein welcomed closer ties with Australia on Monday as he asked for continued support through his country's transition to ...

Dublin tourists lead icy St. Patrick's Day parade
Never mind the fickle Irish weather. A chilly, damp Dublin celebrated St. Patrick's Day with artistic flair anyway Sunday as the focal point for a ...

Lancaster looks long-term after blowing Grand Slam
As the fireworks exploded in the Cardiff sky and the gleaming Six Nations trophy was passed from one euphoric Wales player to the next, their dejected ...