United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Myanmar to discuss with the ruling military government the release of its political...

The former president of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino, has told he doctors she no longer wishes to be treated in her battle against colon...

The World Health Organization head, Margaret Chan, has addressed a meeting in Mexico to say that the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus worldwide is now...

US President Barack Obama is still unsure about how he is going to deal with the most dangerous terror detainees at the US prison at Guantanamo...

It has been suggested that Michael Jackson's memorial service might be held at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles, if Jackson's family approves of the...

A US Marine has been captured by Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Helmand province....

In Iran, legal action may be taken against opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi....

Latest opinion polls on Barack Obama suggest he is still popular with the American...

Declassified US security records have shown that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein told US federal agents, after his capture in 2004, that he wanted the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction so he would not appear weak to Iran....

The President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus, has decided to veto a law which would have prohibited discussion of...

'); Vice President Joe Biden said in Iraq Friday the United States stands "ready if asked and if helpful" as the nation moves toward political reconciliation, but warned of more violence as the...

NEW: "Everyone is going assume there's another story," CNN's Ed Rollins says Gov. Sarah Palin to step down as governor by the end of the month Palin made announcement at home in Wasilla,...

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford leaves for trip to Florida Jenny Sanford says she is willing to forgive her husband and reconcile Mark Sanford isn't resigning, his office says Nearly half of South...

Marilynn Marter, 66, a retired Inquirer food writer known for her encyclopedic knowledge of nutrition, cooking and baking, was found dead Thursday at her home in Philadelphia. She died of natural...

Their arrangement was neither a daily routine nor out of the ordinary. As frequently as three mornings a week, Rimma Shvartsman of Feasterville would pick up Daniel Slutsky, 2, who lived two doors...

BRIGANTINE, N.J. - There is something a bit disorienting about standing at the front door of the Simpsons' home. The glass panels of the door allow a spectacular, straight-on view of a handsome boat,...

LONDON - Two children, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and some 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London yesterday, emergency services...

SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. — Mike Monichetti is on his stool, thinking. This is where Mike always is at Mike's Seafood in Sea Isle City — on the stool behind the counter, against the wall on...

The homeless man made his first emergency call to police at 6 a.m. Friday. From a call box in the below-ground concourse of the Municipal Services Building, he kept calling - and hanging up. ...

LONDON - Two children died after a fire in a London tower block, police said Friday. "We understand there have been two fatalities of children, one three weeks old and one seven years," a...

Tributes have been paid to Andy Murray's performance despite him failing to reach his first ever Wimbledon final.The Scot's hopes were dashed in an intense semi against Andy Roddick, which saw...

Michael Jackson's family is giving his fans 17,500 tickets free tickets for the singer's memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Tuesday. 8,750 names will be randomly selected to receive two...

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican former vice presidential nominee, announced Friday from her hometown of Wasilla that she is stepping down effective July...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the...

Paris - The operator of a Yemeni aircraft that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands this week has suspended flights from Paris, a spokesperson for Aeroports de Paris, the Paris...

For someone 200 years old, Abraham Lincoln was in fine form Friday - cracking jokes, posing for photos, wandering around Independence Mall, nodding at the tourists who'd gathered to celebrate his...

TWO children, including a three-week-old baby, were killed when a blaze spread rapidly through a 12-storey block of flats in southeast London...

Foes of expanding government-run health care also have stories of real people on YouTube and in advertisements. Ads by Conservatives for Patients' Rights feature patients like Katie Brickell, a...

- Flyers chairman Ed Snider in 2006 So what happened in three years to make the Flyers change Ed Snider's philosophy and mortgage the future for soon-to-be-35-year-old Chris Pronger? Was it the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial...

Ron Artest leaves the Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the 2004 defensive player of the year. Houston reportedly reaches deal with Trevor...

NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the...

A GERMAN barman has been jailed for three years and five months after tricking a teenager into downing at least 45 shots of tequila during a drinking bet that resulted in the 16-year-old's...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of...

GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to...

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- The Americas' top international diplomat flew to Honduras on Friday to give the coup-backed government a firm ultimatum: Restore the president within 24 hours or face...

Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest Friday, chomping down on 505 hot dog buns in six minutes. The humans forced down...

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam...

'); Colin Powell, one of President Obama's most prominent Republican supporters, expressed concern Friday that the president's ambitious blitz of costly initiatives may be enlarging the size of...

'); MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. — References to television pitchman Bill Mays' trademark image were everywhere at his funeral Friday near Pittsburgh. Most mourners wore stickers showing a cartoon...

Members of the Comoran community in France block access to a terminal at an airport north of Paris on Friday in protest against what they say are poor conditions on Yemenia Airways flights from...

There is no concrete evidence that Iran is attempting to develop nuclear weapons, incoming International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said Friday, in his first public comments on Iran's...

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- Honduran soldiers shot out the tires of buses headed for a demonstration in support of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya, a video obtained by CNN...

Santo Domingo - An Air France plane from the Dominican Republic to Paris had to turn back shortly after takeoff due to a problem with the air conditioning, the company said Friday. "A problem was...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting...

Atlanta Hawks' Mike Bibby, front, drives to the basket on the Milwaukee Bucks' Luke Ridnour during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 8, 2009, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jim...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia said Friday it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but potentially gives...

A council which was due to prosecute a parent over schools admission has withdrawn its action. How far should parents go to ensure a good education for their children?Harrow Council withdrew its...

Tickets for a public memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles on Tuesday will be available via the internet, organisers have revealed.Details were announced by AEG Live, the star's...

MADRID: Spain's intelligence chief resigned yesterday amid allegations he used Government money to go on hunting and fishing trips and had staff remodel his house.A replacement for National...