Prosecutors charged a U.S. sailor Thursday in the stabbing death of a taxi driver, one of a series of alleged crimes against American service members that has stirred anger in Japan.
Good prince, bad prince. In recent years, the good prince has been William, the responsible, handsome, self-effacing heir to the throne. The bad prince has been carrot-topped, pot-smoking Harry, partying too hard and wearing Nazi gear on a boozy night
Pakistan's government is seeking a peace deal with the tribe of a Taliban commander suspected in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, an official said Thursday.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader won his nation's disputed presidential election, the top U.S. envoy to Africa said Thursday. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for...
The judge overseeing the murder trial of accused courthouse shooter Brian Nichols said Thursday he won't step down from the case, but will ask another judge to consider a defense request to remove him.
Turkmenistan's president has abolished the calendar introduced by his late predecessor, who named months after himself and his parents as part of an elaborate personality cult, state media reported Thursday.
Police arrested four people Wednesday night in connection with a bank robbery in which a teller pregnant with twins was shot, but the suspected gunman remained at large.
The owner of a wild animal training center where a grizzly bear killed a handler says the animal is a "loving, affectionate, friendly, safe bear," but he is at a loss to explain how a "simple routine" turned tragic.
An unsealed arrest warrant indicates that at least one of the phone calls which triggered a child abuse investigation against a fundamentalist Mormon sect may have been a hoax, from a woman claiming to have multiple personalities.
The teenager accused of planning to bomb his high school toldinvestigators he had placed several pipe bombs around his family'shome, but authorities have found no explosives, a prosecutor saidWednesday.
There were some scary moments Wednesday in Linden when a gun was fired inside a school by a student. But what had everyone stunned was the age of the student. He wasn't a teen, but instead a 10-year-old. It was
The lovable losers' 10,000th win was a memorable one. TheChicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Ryan Theriot's RBI singleoff Kip Wells with two outs in the 10th inning Wednesday night.
There's growing concern about a rice shortage. A recent rise in processing costs and increased demand have led to a shortage across the world. Some have tried to stockpile, but there are growing fears some people could have difficulty feeding
If numbers don't lie, the Democratic presidential race is proving theycan confuse: Both campaigns claim they are ahead in the popular vote. Theday after her big win in Pennsylvania, Hillary Rodham Clinton saidWednesday that she now has more votes than
A government witness claims political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezkodiscussed efforts among high-ranking Republicans to have Chicago'saggressive U.S. attorney fired, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.
An American mountain climber with a "Free Tibet" banner was forced to turn back from Mount Everest, which Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic torch plan to summit next month, officials said Wednesday.
The spoils of a career as a pirate off Somalia's high seas were simply too good for Abdi Muse to pass up. He bought two Land Cruisers and a new home, then married two women in one passionate week.
