Pope Benedict XVI is expected to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday, the first meeting between the religious leaders since a Catholic overture to disaffected Anglicans that some commentators compared to a hostile takeover on Wall Street.
An explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China killed at least 11 workers and trapped nearly 128 underground early Saturday, state-run media reported.
Accompanied by two smitten young men vying to impress her, a resentful Amanda Knox toyed with a knife and then plunged it into her roommate's neck, killing her, an Italian prosecutor charged in closing arguments Friday.
A band of right-wing activists ransacked an Indian television station in the country's financial hub of Mumbai in an assault their party said was an act of retaliation against the channel's "bias" against their veteran leader.
Areas of Cairo might as well be under martial law. This normally chaotic but otherwise peaceful city of 18 million has been wracked by football fever gone mad. The government has deployed thousands of riot police and plain-clothed cops in a part of town normally known for its fancy restaurants and upscale shops.
The only two baby mountain gorillas in captivity -- orphaned two years ago after their mothers were slain in massacres -- will soon be getting a lush, new playpen, Congo's wildlife authority announced.
A British man who strangled his wife in his sleep while dreaming that she was an intruder walked free from court Friday after the case against him was withdrawn, prosecutors said.
Parts of Scotland and northern England were under several feet of water Friday morning after raging rivers burst their banks and flooded towns, officials said.
Kids in school rarely smile so much, or sing so loudly. But at Baghdad's Al-Noor School for the Blind, there was reason to celebrate, as much-needed Braille learning materials from the U.S. had finally arrived.
A gunman went on a shooting spree on Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before turning a gun on himself, authorities said.
A suicide bomber self-detonated Friday morning next to the governor's house in the capital of Afghanistan's western Farah province, killing at least seven people, including a policeman, police said.
A suspected drone fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Friday morning, killing eight militants and wounding several others, officials said.
The war in Afghanistan is winnable, and corruption will be fought, Interior Minister Hanif Atmar told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Thursday, as President Hamid Karzai was being sworn in for a second five-year term in Kabul.
De facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti will temporarily step down from power in the days surrounding the scheduled November 29 presidential election, Micheletti says.
A former speaker of the Rwandan parliament warned that his country could again descend into chaos and violence, 15 years after the genocide that killed as many as 1 million people.
A metaphorical timeout has been in place between the United States and Cuba for nearly 50 years. But that could all be changing with the help of sports.
French soccer star Thierry Henry palmed the ball to his feet and then flicked it a teammate who then scored, eliminating Ireland from the 2010 World Cup and raising tempers on the Emerald Isle.
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After .. Nations are staging special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on November 20, 1989.
Teoh body exhumed - Mysinchew KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 - The exhumation of Teoh Beng Hock's body for a second autopsy, ordered by the inquest into his recent death, has been completed.
'Feels right in my bones' to leave, says Oprah .. - Thestar Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is at times tearful during a live broadcast in Chicago Nov. 20, 2009 as she announces that her show will end its run in 2011.
AirAsia sells 28000 seats for Kolkata routes - Themalaysianinside KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 - AirAsia has sold 28000 seats to date for the Kuala Lumpur and Kolkata sector. Open for sale on Oct 15, the airline said the new route would unlock the potential of international air travel from Kuala Lumpur to eastern India and ...
Hadron Collider back online V3.co.uk - Phil Muncaster - V3 The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is back online after successfully completing its first test since the £6bn project was suspended for vital repairs around 14 months ago.
ARM Predicts Market Explosion In 2010 For Smartphones - Redorbit ARM's designs are in 90 percent of mobile phones , including Apple's iPhone and Nokia's new top-of-the-range N900. Financial director Tim Score said, ...
Space station alarm delays Atlantis crew spacewalk - Google WASHINGTON - Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts aboard the International Space Station delayed their second spacewalk Saturday after being jolted awake by a false alarm, NASA said.
Worst Of Flu Pandemic Behind Us, Experts Say - Nationalpost At times in recent weeks, the number of suspected flu patients showing up at the BC Children's Hospital's emergency department soared to 50 or 60 a day above usual, prompting it to set up a separate influenza clinic.
Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas - Yahoo Reuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.
