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Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were necessary
An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to ...
3-man space crew returns safely to Earth
A Soyuz space capsule with a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the ...
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 ...
US envoy won't attend arms talks led by Iran
The United States said Monday it will refuse to send its ambassador to any meeting of the U.N. forum where nuclear disarmament is negotiated when it's ...
British PM visits Boston to discuss marathon bombs
British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be ...
Obama tries to swat down 2 controversies
President Barack Obama tried Monday to swat down a pair of brewing controversies that have put the White House on the defensive, emboldened Republican ...
French minister to discuss shaky Libya on US trip
Terror groups ousted from Mali appear to be trying to set up a new haven in Libya, France's defense minister said Monday, vowing to discuss ways of ...
Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq
A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to ...
Obama, Cameron focus on Syria at White House
President Barack Obama says the United States is working with Britain to strengthen the moderate opposition in Syria and to push for the end of the ...
Car bombs lead some to question Turkey's security
Anti-government protests flared for a third day on Monday in Turkish town devastated by two powerful car bombs near the Syrian border, and some Turks ...
School giving France letter from Napoleon's nephew
Northwestern University plans to give France letters from Napoleon Bonaparte's brother Joseph and his nephew, Napoleon III, that were saved by an ...
US mortician: Bombing suspect's burial legal
The director of the Massachusetts funeral home where Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body was held says the family of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect had the ...
Astronaut exits space station with music video
In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom ...
UK PM Cameron to visit Boston after White House
British Prime Minister David Cameron is planning to visit Boston following meetings with President Barack Obama in Washington. Cameron arrived in the ...
Obama calls Republican talk on Benghazi a sideshow
President Barack Obama is dismissing Republican criticism of his administration's handling of the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya, calling ...
Syria opposition: consult allies before peace push
Syria's main opposition bloc wants to consult its allies before deciding on joining a U.S.-Russia initiative to negotiate a peaceful transition in ...
Chelsea seeks salvation in Europa League final
After humiliation in the Champions League comes potential salvation in the Europa League for Chelsea, with Wednesday's final against Benfica offering ...
Virgin America posts 2012 loss; eyes possible IPO
Virgin America said it's close to turning around its financial losses and could be ready for an initial public offering as early as next year.
Suspect killed, 2 bodies found after NJ standoff
After enduring several days of captivity inside a small room of their New Jersey home that also contained the decomposing bodies of their mother and ...
Project to track megacities' carbon footprints
Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other ...
Pakistan's Sharif gets resounding election victory
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office with a resounding election victory — a mandate that could make it ...
Westra leads Tour of California after 1st stage
Lieuwe Westra of the Netherlands easily outsprinted Spanaird Francisco Mancebo to claim the sweltering and hilly stage 1 of the Tour of California and ...
Project aims to track big city carbon footprints
Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and ...
US, Canada, Russia, Swiss into quarters at worlds
The United States, Canada, Russia and Switzerland clinched spots in the quarterfinals at the ice hockey world championships Sunday. The Americans beat ...