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Mexican 'ape woman' buried after 150 years
An indigenous Mexican woman put on display in Victorian-era Europe because of a rare genetic condition that covered her face in thick hair has been ...
Obama OKs $50 million to assist France in Mali
President Barack Obama is spending up to $50 million from the Pentagon's budget to assist Chad and France in their efforts to combat militants in Mali ...
2 US adoption agencies closing, citing woes abroad
The lone U.S. adoption agency accredited in Kyrgyzstan is shutting down due to financial troubles, a sudden new setback for about 15 American families ...
Los Angeles Cardinal Mahony to help elect new pope
Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, who's banned from some church duties, says he will help elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, who ...
Obama extends thanks, prayers to departing pope
President Barack Obama is sending his thanks and prayers to Pope Benedict XVI, who announced Monday that he will step down this month. Obama says he ...
Iran says its English channel dropped by satellite
Iran's English-language channel Press TV says that it has been dropped by the satellite that had broadcast its signal to North America. The Saturday ...
Funeral for NYC woman killed in Turkey is Feb. 15
A New York woman found dead near the remnants of ancient city walls in Turkey will be buried just steps away from the apartment where she and her ...
US pre-Lent Fasnacht party chases off winter
New Orleans has Mardi Gras. Deep in the mountains of West Virginia, the descendants of Swiss and German immigrants have Fasnacht. It's far smaller and ...
Monopoly fans vote to add cat, toss iron tokens
The Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the property trading game, replacing the ...
Bulgaria: IDs, location of 2 terror suspects known
The two living suspects behind a bus attack that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year have been identified and both are now living in ...
Police to review Los Angeles clergy abuse files
Police will review abusive priests' personnel files to see if the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles committed any crimes, ...
Bulgaria links Hezbollah to bombing of Israelis
Hezbollah was behind a bus attack that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year, investigators said Tuesday, describing a sophisticated ...
US man recovers stolen 300-year-old German Bible
A man's heart sank when he realized that burglars had broken in and stolen a safe holding his most prized possession — a 300-year-old family Bible.
6 US vets get French Legion of Honor
Six U.S. World War II veterans have been honored with France's highest military award, the Legion of Honor. The Charlotte Observer reported ...
Biden praises French action in Mali
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden is hailing France's military intervention in Mali to drive back Islamist extremists who had seized control over much ...
Air Force identifies missing F-16 pilot
The U.S. Air Force has identified the pilot of an F-16 fighter jet that went missing Monday on a training mission over the Adriatic Sea. It said he ...
Humble nickel from 1913 likely to fetch millions
A humble 5-cent coin with a storied past is headed to auction and bidding is expected to top $2 million a century after it was mysteriously minted.
US hopes NKorea can be dissuaded from nuke test
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says North Korea's young leader has acted provocatively but she still hopes he can be convinced not to ...
Canada, Holland: WhatsApp violates privacy norms
Regulators in the Netherlands and Canada say the popular messaging application WhatsApp is violating internationally accepted privacy norms by ...
US drops demand for April elections in Mali
The United States is softening its stance on Mali's need to hold elections in April. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says the West ...
Religion comes to Davos forum
Who created Davos, and why does it exist? Questions about God and religion were rife at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos this ...
Magnitsky's mother thanks Obama for legislation
The mother of a whistle-blowing Russian lawyer who died in prison thanked President Barack Obama Friday for a U.S. law targeting Russian officials ...
Al-Qaida leader's brother condemns Mali operation
The brother of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri on Wednesday sanctioned violence against the West in retaliation for the French-led campaign against ...
White House: Allen's NATO nomination to go ahead
The White House said Wednesday it will go ahead with Gen. John Allen's nomination to become commander of NATO forces in Europe, following his ...
From Munich to Beslan, hostage rescues turn deadly
Algeria said Saturday that at least 19 hostages and 29 militants have died in a standoff between Islamists who stormed a natural gas plant deep in the ...