
Trial starts in UAE for 94 charged in coup plot
Ninety-four people in the United Arab Emirates pleaded not guilty to charges of trying to overthrow the government on Monday, with several telling the ...

Argentina has very different papal candidates
Both are the sons of Italian immigrants. Both are doctrinal conservatives. And both are known for their warm personalities. But the two Argentine ...

Puerto Rico slowly warms to more gay rights
The advance of gay rights across the United States is spreading into Puerto Rico, making the island a relatively gay-friendly outpost in a Caribbean ...

Moscow skeptical about US autopsy of Russian boy
Russia voiced strong skepticism Saturday about the U.S. autopsy on a 3-year-old adopted Russian boy in Texas and demanded further investigation as ...
Palestinian detainee dies in custody in West Bank
A 40-year-old Palestinian man has died in Palestinian custody in the West Bank and authorities there have launched an investigation. Human rights ...
Autopsy: Russian adoptee's Texas death an accident
The death of a 3-year-old adopted Russian boy has been ruled an accident by West Texas authorities, but officials said Friday they are still ...

Growing push to halt workplace bullying
Margaret Fiester is no shrinking violet, but she says working for her former boss was a nightmare. "One day I didn't do something right and she ...
Thousands of terrified Congolese flee to Uganda
A spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency in Uganda says more than 4,000 Congolese refugees crossed into Uganda Thursday night to escape renewed ...

Congress passes bill renewing anti-violence law
House Republicans raised the white flag Thursday on extending domestic violence protections to gays, lesbians and transsexuals after months of ...

Colleges, theaters to create new Civil War plays
Four major universities are joining theater companies in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta in a project to commission new plays, music and ...
Study: Boozy Brits underestimate their drinking
Truth and alcohol may not mix, particularly when people are asked how much they drink. That's the implication of a study released Wednesday that ...

Database lets Britons find slave-owning ancestors
A new database launched Wednesday lets Britons curious about their family history uncover some potentially uncomfortable information — whether their ...

Calif. female lawmakers condemn Oscar host
Two female California state lawmakers have condemned Oscar host Seth MacFarlane's comments during Sunday's awards presentation as degrading toward ...
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader proposes peace plan
The imprisoned leader of Kurdish rebels has outlined a peace plan in which his fighters would declare a cease-fire by March and lay down arms and ...
Jordan sees new surge in Syrians fleeing civil war
A Jordanian official says there is a new surge in Syrians fleeing across the border to Jordan as fighting intensifies in southern Syria. A government ...
House to take up Senate's anti-violence act
Congress appeared on a course to renew the expired Violence Against Women Act after House Republican leaders on Tuesday agreed to take up a version ...

Christie signs NJ Internet gambling bill into law
Get ready for betting in your jammies, at work, from the kitchen table, or at the beach: New Jerseyans — and possibly many others — will soon be able ...

Israel quietly sends migrants to Sudan
Israel has quietly repatriated hundreds of Sudanese migrants in recent months, drawing accusations from rights groups that it has coerced the Africans ...

SPIN METER: A dubious list of budget 'horribles'
President Barack Obama and his officials are doing their best to drum up public concern over the shock wave of spending cuts that could strike the ...

'Breaking Bad' donates cast clothing to NM shelter
A Walt White robe. Baby Holly's pink hoodies. Sweaters worn by DEA agents trying to break up a drug smuggling ring. These are among the items the AMC ...

Clinton: Nigerian poverty fuels religious violence
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that Nigeria must do more to alleviate the extreme poverty across the nation's predominantly Muslim ...

Group: Syrian missiles kill at least 141 in Aleppo
At least 141 people, half of them children, were killed when the Syrian military fired at least four missiles into the northern province of Aleppo ...

Senate panel likely to vote this week on CIA pick
A White House commitment to provide lawmakers with additional information about the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, may have ...
Police: Mass. boy's rap videos inappropriate
A lawyer for the family of a 9-year-old Massachusetts rapper who appears in sexually suggestive videos is criticizing authorities' decision to ...

Palestinians bury man who died in Israeli custody
A Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody was given a hero's funeral Monday, as thousands thronged his gravesite and ...