
Newspapers around the world run with Pistorius
Photographs of Oscar Pistorius, some with a gray hood covering his head and others with him running in the Olympic Stadium in London, were splashed ...

Amputee Olympic star Pistorius charged in slaying
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter dubbed the Blade Runner, was charged Thursday in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend at his ...

Criminal case delayed in Paraguay land killings
The prosecutor says he has no physical evidence showing who killed six police officers during a land dispute that prompted the downfall of Paraguayan ...

Prosecutors seek dismissal of latest Skakel appeal
An attorney for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel said Thursday he was within his rights and had strategic considerations in waiting to file an appeal of ...
Greek police hold 1, seek 10 for migrants' beating
Police on the Greek island of Crete say they have arrested one man and are seeking another 10 suspects in connection with the severe beating of three ...

Iran mourns slain senior military commander
Prominent Iranian politicians and clerics led mourners at a funeral Thursday for a senior commander of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guards who ...

Afghan women march against violence
Dozens of Afghan activists and supporters marked Valentine's Day by marching in Kabul on Thursday to denounce violence against women amid reports that ...

Mother says she forgave man who held boy in bunker
The mother of an Alabama boy held for days in an underground bunker said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that she forgave her son's captor early ...

Egypt's women fighting back against sex assaults
Egyptian women are growing increasingly angry and militant as they deal with one of the unintended consequences of the Arab Spring: an epidemic of ...
UK man in SAfrica honeymoon killing hospitalized
A British man accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife on their South African honeymoon has been hospitalized with severe chest pains.
Napolitano unaware of intern case before arrest
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate panel Wednesday that she was not consulted about the case of an illegal immigrant and ...
Somalia : Journalist freed but may face charges
A Somali journalist was freed after being detained without charges for more than a week for speaking out against the imprisonment of a fellow reporter
Germany: 2 investigated over deadly workshop fire
German prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation against the current and former heads head of a workshop for disabled people where an ...

Turkish trial shows soccer corruption at the top
Turkey loves both soccer and strong men, so it's no surprise that Aziz Yildirim is a household name. A civil engineer, Yildirim made a fortune in ...

Egypt women protest sex assault at site of attacks
Washington's envoy on human rights cautioned Tuesday against the failure of Egypt's government to identify the perpetrators behind a growing number ...

Kenya holds 1st presidential debate
Three weeks before they go to the polls, millions of Kenyans watched and listened to the nation's first-ever presidential debate, with the two ...
Group: Yemen failed to probe killing of protesters
An international human rights group accused Yemen on Tuesday of failing to investigate the 2011 killing of 45 anti-government protesters during the ...
Group: Somali journalist detained without trial
A Somali journalist is being detained without charge in Somalia for speaking out against the imprisonment of a fellow reporter, said an international ...
Accused UK police killer changes plea to guilty
A 29-year-old man accused of murdering two unarmed British police officers in a gun and grenade attack dramatically changed his plea to guilty ...
Milan appeals court convicts 2 Italian spy chiefs
A Milan appeals court on Tuesday convicted two former Italian spy chiefs for their role in the kidnapping of a terror suspect as part of the CIA's ...

Pope's mission to revive faith clouded by scandal
Benedict XVI always cast himself as the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks in the Alps to the public glare and the majesty ...

US ships military equipment out of Afghanistan
The United States began its withdrawal from Afghanistan in earnest, officials said Monday, sending the first of what will be tens of thousands of ...
Mexico: 'Several' detained in tourist rape case
Mexican authorities announced Sunday that several people had been detained for investigation in connection with last week's rape of six Spanish ...
Gunmen kill 4 in northern Iraqi city of Mosul
Gunmen killed four people in three attacks on Sunday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, officials said. Violence has dropped in Iraq since the ...