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US shifts embassy staff amid Bahrain unrest
The U.S. State Department says it is moving American Embassy employees to safer locations in Bahrain after ongoing political unrest elevated security ...
Rwanda war-crimes suspect deported
A Rwandan man has been deported from Canada for allegedly helping incite Rwanda's 1994 genocide. Leon Mugesera was taken to an airport in Montreal by ...
Mexico authorities unravel child trafficking ring
The Irish couples ensnared in an apparent illegal adoption ring in western Mexico thought they were involved in a legal process and are devastated by ...
French parliament passes Armenian 'genocide' bill
France's parliament voted Monday to make it a crime to deny that the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago constituted a ...
Lawmakers ponder major repairs to UK's Parliament
British lawmakers are considering whether they will need to abandon the House of Commons for the first time since World War II. Legislators were ...
Earthquake shakes northern Dominican Republic
A moderate earthquake struck Monday in the northern Dominican Republic but there were no reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey ...
Van Herpen's fashion swims in darkly aquatic world
Iris Van Herpen's second haute couture show wrapped up a frenzied day of spring-summer collections with clothes that dipped into a darkly aquatic ...
Gadhafi loyalists attack Libyan towns, killing 7
Forces loyal to Libya's late leader Moammar Gadhafi launched a series of attacks on Monday across several cities, killing seven fighters who helped ...
Mexico officials: 'Chapo' aide killed in gunfight
Members of a Mexican army special forces unit fatally shot a high-ranking aide to the country's most-wanted drug dealer in a gunfight in the northern ...
Prayers of peace turn to fear of attack in Nigeria
The aging Muslim spiritual leader of this northern Nigeria city, his eyes heavy with fatigue, leaned into a microphone Monday and whispered to God his ...
A day without Saleh, Yemenis remain cautious
The departure of leader Ali Abdullah Saleh for medical treatment is doing little to calm Yemen — the opposition movement is skeptical that he'll stay ...
Int'l court: 4 of 6 Kenyan suspects to face trial
International Criminal Court judges on Monday ordered four prominent Kenyans, including two potential presidential candidates, to stand trial for ...
Tears, joy as woman sets Antarctic crossing record
British adventurer Felicity Aston became the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica on Monday, hauling two sledges around crevasses and over ...
DSK's long-silent wife launches Le Huffington Post
She was the silent, supportive wife during the scandal that forced her husband, former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, into the spotlight of public ...
Report: Russia to deliver combat jets to Syria
Russia has signed a contract to sell combat jets to Syria, a newspaper reported Monday, in apparent support for President Bashar Assad and open ...
US army panel advises trial in Afghanistan suicide
An investigative hearing has recommended that an American soldier be court-martialed over hazing that allegedly led to a fellow infantryman's suicide ...
Pakistan rejects US self-defense claim on strikes
Pakistan's army on Monday formally rejected a U.S. claim that American airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops last year were justified as ...
Syria rejects new Arab League plan to end crisis
Syria on Monday rejected the Arab League's wide-ranging new plan to end the country's 10-month crisis, saying the League's call for a national unity ...
NATO official previews Chicago summit
The U.S. Ambassador to NATO said Monday one of the key goals of an upcoming summit is to ensure the alliance is prepared for new threats — comments ...
Palestinian woman escapes father's dark captivity
A young Palestinian woman who was imprisoned for 10 years in a series of dark rooms by her father said Monday she survived the ordeal by listening to ...
Offshore quake causes panic, no tsunami in Chile
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck Monday just off the shore of south-central Chile, the same area devastated by a massive temblor two years ago.
Greece names and shames alleged top tax evaders
Debt-crippled Greece has named some 4,000 alleged tax dodgers, including a former media magnate and a prominent entertainer, with the worst offender ...
Dior goes back to basics with revamped 1950s look
Christian Dior revamped its signature New Look for its 2012 spring-summer haute couture collection, with stand-in designer Bill Gaytten playing it ...
Tense Tunisia 'Persepolis' trial delayed to April
The trial of a Tunisian TV station for airing the prize-winning animated feature "Persepolis" and allegedly insulting Islam was adjourned by a ...
Web music revenue growth stuck in single figures
Legitimate music downloads still aren't growing quickly enough. A report published Monday by the recording industry's main lobby group showed that ...