The decision to move Johannes Mehserle's trial to Los Angeles County is a setback for the former transit officer charged with killing an unarmed man ... more

Two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking kickbacks to supply private detention facilities with juveniles have been granted partial immunity from civil liability.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford wants to report previously unrecorded flights he took on planes owned by friends and campaign donors, a state ethics official ... more

Great Ormond Street Hospital failed to answer senior doctors' justified concerns about the clinic which failed Baby P according to two secret reports.

British couple fear Somali pirates will "lose patience" unless British officials open negotiations with their captors.

Senior Foreign Office officials have claimed more than £90000 in taxpayerfunded expenses in just three months.

Hours before European leaders meet in Brussels to choose European Union's first permanent president, they remain divided on their choice

Behind a strong team defensive effort, Switzerland claimed their first ever Under 17 World Cup title

Discusses nuclear issues with Medvedev; Burma with ASEAN leaders

In his inaugural address, President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that the Afghan Army should assume full control of the country’s security within five years.

The head of the UN economic commission for Asia and the Pacific says extremism may be a more serious threat to women than other problems

Ambassador Tim Roemer predicts US, Indian presidents will have 'hearty and robust' discussion on regional strategy for Afghanistan, Pakistan

Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist who wrote about organized crime.

A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it ... more

La denuncia internacional que el gobierno colombiano prepara contra Venezuela por la voladura de dos puentes fronterizos es "una nueva provocación'' y una "manipulación más'' ... more

Thomas Alieu, director of the Educational Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Sierra Leone says his organization wants to turn the blind into ... more

Organizations say their assistance is desperately needed in a country where sexual abuse is rampant and victims have nowhere to turn for help

Highway Football Club of Mutare must win at least two of its three remaining matches to avoid being relegated to Division One

U.S. News & World Report - Even as the U.S. economy expanded in the third quarter, the nation's eroding labor market sent the mortgage delinquency ... more

AP - Senate ethics committee admonishes Sen. Burris for misleading statements about appointment.

Hours before European leaders meet in Brussels to choose European Union's first permanent president, they remain divided on their choice