Peace Corps volunteer killed in Africa
Thomas Maresco, 24, an aid worker from Florida, died Saturday from a gunshot wound in Lesotho, the Peace Corps said. Police believe he was the target
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Pope may intervene in ‘brutal’ stoning case in Iran
Pope Benedict XVI has not ruled out getting involved in the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, the Vatican says, calling the prac
‘Alive’ survivors back trapped miners
Four members of an Uruguayan rugby team who survived a plane crash and inspired the book and movie "Alive" offer their support to trapped miners in Ch
‘Alive’ crash survivors to miners: ‘Don’t give up’
Four members of an Uruguayan rugby team who survived a plane crash and inspired the book and movie "Alive" offer their support to trapped miners in Ch
Cops: Man imprisoned family for year
Police in Ohio say a father cut his family off from the outside world, sexually abused at least one of his daughters and locked one child in a closet-
Group: Iranian woman set for 99 lashes
An Iranian woman already condemned to death faces another sentence of 99 lashes due to a case of mistaken identity in a photograph, a human rights gro
U.S., South Korea delay joint exercises
South Korea and the United States postponed joint anti-submarine military exercises due to an approaching tropical storm, U.S. Forces Korea said.
Rights group: Iran orders 99 lashes for condemned woman
An Iranian woman already condemned to death for adultry may be facing another sentence of 99 lashes because it appears she was photographed without a
Terror network broken up, Bahrain says
Bahrain says it plans to charge 23 people for plotting to overthrow the government and for belonging to what officials described as a sophisticated te
Craigslist censors its adult section
Online classified service Craigslist's decision to censor its adult services section could be a model for other websites, a leader in the fight agains