Judges recommend Britain issue fewer gag orders

Britain's most senior judges recommended Friday more sparing use of "super injunctions" and other controversial gag orders after news...

Pope phones shuttle crew in 1st papal call to space

Pope Benedict XVI had a direct line to the heavens Saturday, with NASA's help.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be released on $1-million bail

Shorn of his job and much of his reputation, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is expected to walk out of jail Friday and into house arrest after a...

NATO expects Kadafi's regime to eventually collapse

NATO's top official said Thursday that the air campaign in Libya had seriously damaged Moammar Kadafi's ability to fight and that...

Jailed IMF chief resigns but maintains his innocence

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, resigned from his post late Wednesday from a jail cell in New York,...

Ireland welcomes Queen Elizabeth II

The last time a British monarch set foot in the south of Ireland, the Emerald Isle was still a jewel in his crown and its people were...

IMF chief's arrest stirs up anti-Americanism in France

It was only a matter of time after the arrest in New York of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sexual assault charges before the America-bashing...

Vatican orders bishops to set up guidelines against child sexual abuse

After months of anticipation, the Vatican issued a letter Monday that gives Roman Catholic bishops worldwide a year to come up with national...

European finance ministers meet without Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Of all the voices arguing in favor of rescuing European nations submerged in debt, Dominique Strauss-Kahn's has been one of the strongest...

IMF chief's sexual assault inquiry shakes Europe

Accusations that the powerful French politician who heads the International Monetary Fund sexually assaulted a Manhattan hotel maid...

U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell resigning

Former Sen. George J. Mitchell is resigning as the Obama administration's special envoy for Middle East peace after a two-year effort failed...

Nazi camp guard gets 5-year sentence in Germany

John Demjanjuk, a 91-year-old retired autoworker from Ohio, was found guilty of accessory to murder and sentenced to five years in prison by...

Greek general strike protests austerity measures

Ancient Greeks coined the word "austerity." Modern Greeks are resenting it.

British elections: Triumph for Scottish Nationalist Party; defeat for Liberal Democrats

A party advocating independence for Scotland has won a surprising mandate in the regional assembly there, according to election returns...

Britain votes on election method in a battle that has politicians boiling

In a rare and bitterly fought referendum, Britons went to the polls Thursday to decide whether to scrap the way they've traditionally...

French soccer officials in racism controversy

They were once hailed as a potent symbol of France's ethnic melting pot; the French soccer team, known as Les Bleus but nicknamed the...

Tunisian migrants squatting in Paris building refuse to leave

Tunisian migrants have occupied a Paris building deemed unsafe, refusing pleas to leave and offers of alternative housing Tuesday.

John Paul II beatified in Vatican ceremony

To the vast assembled faithful, it was a statement of the obvious: Pope John Paul II is now one of the "blessed."

Britain celebrates the royal wedding

If a single prince is in want of a wife, no one puts on a better show than the British when he finally gets one.

Royal wedding coverage reflects a changing British media

Not one, but two relationships have been making front-page headlines here in Britain this week, and they couldn't be more different.