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Pope Sworn In

Pope Sworn In

Apr 24, 2005 / 11:01 am

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 Open With Media

Apr 23, 2005 / 1:03 pm

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

Shoe Bomber Pleads Guilty

Apr 22, 2005 / 4:00 pm

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...

Wendys Finger Finder Arrested

Wendy""s Finger Finder Arrested

Apr 22, 2005 / 7:35 am

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

Helicopter Crash Kills Eleven

Apr 21, 2005 / 1:00 pm

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

U.S. Seeks Canadian Terrorists

Apr 21, 2005 / 7:10 am

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

Grisly Discovery Tigris River

Apr 20, 2005 / 1:00 pm

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

Crimes Against Humanity

Apr 19, 2005 / 2:00 pm

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

Pope Benedict XVI

Apr 19, 2005 / 9:59 am

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

No New Pope Elected

Apr 19, 2005 / 7:21 am

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...

India & Pakistan Final Settlement

India & Pakistan Final Settlement

Apr 18, 2005 / 12:30 pm

Tsunami Death Toll Rises

Tsunami Death Toll Rises

Apr 18, 2005 / 7:38 am

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

Secret Sessions In Rome

Apr 17, 2005 / 11:41 am

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

Cooler Heads Called For

Apr 16, 2005 / 10:12 am

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

Apr 15, 2005 / 7:41 am

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...

Disease Control Debacle

Disease Control Debacle

Apr 14, 2005 / 10:41 am

Baghdad Blasts Kill 18

Apr 14, 2005 / 8:08 am

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.

Karzai Stronger Ties U.S.

Apr 13, 2005 / 9:51 am

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

School Girl Hostages Released

Apr 12, 2005 / 3:05 pm

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

Surprise Trip For Rumsfeld

Apr 12, 2005 / 10:30 am

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...

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