
Gov't obtains wide AP phone records in probe
The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news ...
Correction: Honduras-Death Squads story
In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S.
Boogaard family sues NHL for son's death
Joanne Boogaard watched her son Derek duke it out on the ice with other NHL tough guys for six seasons as one of the most feared enforcers in the ...
Marine faces trial over urination on corpses
A Marine officer in charge of snipers shown in a 2011 video urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters Afghanistan will be court-martialed. The U.S.

Verdict in trial of Egypt activist on June 3
An Egyptian activist charged with insulting the president will remain in detention until June 3, when a verdict is expected, his lawyer said Monday.
Suspected Russian militant leader goes on trial
A former Russian policeman accused of joining the Islamic insurgency in Russia's Caucasus has gone on trial on charges of masterminding a string of ...

Milan prosecutors demand 6 years for Berlusconi
Milan prosecutors on Monday demanded a prison sentence of six years and a lifetime ban from public office for former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in his ...
Sierra Leone opposition politician released
Authorities have released a prominent opposition politician in Sierra Leone who was accused of making statements that could undermine state security.
UK lawmaker puts duties on hold amid investigation
A senior British Conservative Party politician will not carry out his duties as deputy speaker of the House of Commons while police investigate ...
Germany arrests alleged Somali pirate accountant
German police arrested a man who allegedly acted as an accountant for Somali pirates blamed for the hijacking of an oil tanker in 2010, authorities ...

Nigeria judge: Iranian, colleague smuggled weapons
An Iranian and his Nigerian accomplice were sentenced to five years in prison Monday over a plot they orchestrated to smuggle a shipment of ...

Ex-Guatemalan cop faces murder charges in Austria
Austrian prosecutors have charged a former senior Guatemalan police official with murder in connection with the shooting deaths of seven prison ...

Carlos the Jackal: Ex-enigma now mired in court
Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant terrorist and self-proclaimed revolutionary who was once one of the Cold War's most wanted men, is appealing his ...

Official: UK fugitive won't fight extradition
A Spanish court says a British fugitive who was arrested while sunbathing at a luxury villa has told a judge he will not fight his extradition.
Ugandan general faces arrest for talking politics
A general who asked questions about President Yoweri Museveni's succession plans faces charges stemming from the alleged breach of an official code ...

Spies caught in website scandal embarrass SKorea
The scandal shaking up South Korea's main spy agency is not cloak-and-dagger stuff, but the kind of low-grade trickery anyone with an Internet ...
2 Russians arrested for brutal homophobic killing
Investigators say a 23-year-old Russian man was brutally beaten and left to die by his companions after drunkenly telling them he was gay. A former ...

Egypt's Mubarak talks for 1st time since detention
In his first comments to the media since he was detained more than two years ago, Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak said he is dismayed at the ...

British fugitive caught sunbathing in Spain
Spanish police snuck up on a British fugitive as he sunbathed, arresting him in a dramatic raid that even saw the suspect leap onto the roof of a ...