
Woman in Berlusconi sex trial denounces tactics
The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial held an unusual protest Thursday in front of Milan's courthouse, ...

Hollande pledges clean sweep amid corruption probe
For a French president who came to power on a promise of "irreproachability," naming a lying tax-dodger to be his chief tax collector was probably not ...

French ex-minister admits lying about bank account
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday decried an "unforgiveable moral error" by his former budget minister, who has jolted France's body ...

Petraeus: Sorry for affair that led to resignation
In his first public speech since resigning as head of the CIA, David Petraeus apologized for the extramarital affair that "caused such pain for my ...

Obama gives Secret Service its 1st female director
President Barack Obama on Tuesday named veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency's first female director, signaling his desire to ...

Business as usual for Menendez amid investigations
Beyond the investigations, it's business as usual for Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez. The new Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman presides over ...

A guide to Britain's new media regulation regime
The British government is setting up a new media watchdog to tame the country's scandal-tainted press. The move comes after a phone hacking scandal ...
France's Sarkozy officially being investigated
A judge on Thursday filed preliminary charges against former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a campaign finance case, formally placing him under ...

Sanford advances in SC race, Colbert's sister wins
Mark Sanford says he believes in "a God of second chances," and now the former South Carolina governor has taken the first step toward reviving a ...

Indonesia beef prices soar amid sufficiency drive
Haji Hidayat makes his living selling one of Indonesia's most popular dishes: a tasty meatball soup known as bakso. Earlier this week, after 22 years ...

Obama nominates Justice official to top Labor slot
President Barack Obama gave a glowing rollout Monday to Thomas Perez, his choice to lead the Labor Department after an aggressive stint as the ...

Argentina: Boot camp for a politically savvy pope
Pope Francis has honed his leadership skills in one of the most difficult classrooms on the planet: Argentina, where politics has long been a blood ...

Fla. charity figures pumped $1M to politicians
The key players behind a purported veterans charity accused of setting up illegal gambling rooms pumped more than $1 million into the campaign ...

Cameron confronts opposition over media regulation
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he would champion self-regulation for Britain's scandal-tainted press, bucking a key recommendation ...

Fla. charity probe to next focus on campaign money
The next phase of an investigation into a veterans charity accused of being a front for a $300 million gambling operation will focus on the hundreds ...

Fla. politician resigns, 57 charged in scandal
Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a scandal involving a purported veterans charity that authorities ...

Ex-Detroit mayor convicted, jailed until sentence
Jurors in a city buffeted by financial crisis convicted former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on corruption charges Monday, capping a five-month trial ...

Top contenders to be the next pope
Cardinals from around the world gather this week in a conclave to elect a new pope following the stunning resignation of Benedict XVI. In the ...

Senators hush-hush as they craft immigration bill
The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm ...

Dominican prosecutors seek US senator's testimony
A Dominican judge ruled Tuesday that he needs to hear from a U.S. senator and one of his campaign contributors before deciding whether to grant a ...

Conservative Canadian a top contender to be pope
Cardinal Marc Ouellet once said that being pope "would be a nightmare." He would know, having enjoyed the confidence of two popes as a top-ranked ...

Lawyer: Accusations against US senator are false
A Dominican woman who once said in a video that she had sex with a New Jersey senator for money is now acknowledging that the allegation was false, ...

China's Xi rides high hopes ahead of presidency
China's fawning state media, jaded social media commentators and even poor corn and cabbage farmers agree: New Communist Party chief Xi Jinping is off ...
Somalia: Court clears woman convicted in rape case
A Somali appeals court on Sunday dropped charges against a woman who alleged she was raped by government security forces and had been convicted of ...