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Pope Sworn In
As many as 500,000 people packed St. Peter's Square Sunday to attend a mass that marked the official start of the pontificate of Benedict XVI. The crowd erupted...
Pope Open With Media
Pope Benedict XVI spoke to reporters Saturday, telling them in four languages that thanks to their coverage of the papal transition, the "entire world" has been...
Shoe Bomber Pleads Guilty
A British man was sentenced to 13 years in jail on Friday for conspiring with convicted "shoe bomber" Richard Reid to blow up an aircraft in 2001. Saajid...
Wendy""s Finger Finder Arrested
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the death penalty for sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad. "If society's ultimate penalty should be reserved for...
Helicopter Crash Kills Eleven
Eleven civilians were killed when a commercial helicopter went down north of the Iraqi capital Thursday, a spokesman for an air charter company said. Six...
U.S. Seeks Canadian Terrorists
The U.S. is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information about two men, both Canadian citizens, in connection with terrorist threats. The two men have...
Grisly Discovery Tigris River
Iraqi officials made two grisly discoveries Wednesday, finding more than 50 bodies in the Tigris River and 20 soldiers shot to death west of the capital,...
Crimes Against Humanity
A Spanish court has convicted a former Argentine naval officer of crimes against humanity, terrorism and torture under the former Argentine military government...
Pope Benedict XVI
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany has been selected by the Roman Catholic church as the new pope. Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez of Chile made the...
No New Pope Elected
The 115 cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church eligible to choose a new pope failed to come to a decision after casting their second and third rounds of ballots...
Tsunami Death Toll Rises
The 115 cardinals responsible for picking the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church are filing into the Sistine Chapel to open the conclave. Cardinals will...
Secret Sessions In Rome
Cardinals have just a few more hours to pray with faithful before they have to check-in at a top-security hotel in Vatican City today. On Monday, they'll be...
Cooler Heads Called For
China has moved to contain anti-Japan rageahead of planned large-scale protests this weekend. China's anti-Japanese websites and internet forums are continuing...
Deadly Fire In Paris
Fire swept through a budget hotel in central Paris early Friday morning, killing at least 20 people and causing some guests to leap from windows to escape. Half...
Baghdad Blasts Kill 18
As many as 18 people were killed and 36 others were wounded on Thursday when a pair of car bombs exploded near government offices in Baghdad. The...
Karzai Stronger Ties U.S.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his country wants longer, stronger ties with the United States, including a long-term "strategic security relationship."...
School Girl Hostages Released
Four school girls taken hostage in northern Germany by a knife-wielding man and held hostage in a cellar for more than five hours have been released, police...
Surprise Trip For Rumsfeld
U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has made a surprise trip to Iraq and warned the country's new interim leaders against political purges and cronyism that...