The International Criminal Court acquitted a Congolese militia leader Tuesday of all charges of commanding fighters who destroyed a strategic village in eastern Congo in 2003, raping and hacking to...

A Japanese mayor has hailed a resident of his city for becoming the world's oldest person.   At 115 years old, Jiroemon Kimura inherited the title from an American woman who died...

North Korea’s apparently successful launch of its Unho-3 rocket was inevitable after the failed launch nine months ago. There were no signs then – or ever – that the North Koreans...

Chinese police have detained more than 100 people, among them members of a fringe Christian group, for spreading rumors about the world's impending end, state media reported...

A Milan court fined a Moroccan woman at the center of SilvioBerlusconi's sex-for-hire scandal €500 ($650) on Monday for failing to appear as a witness twice at the former premier's trial....

    Just days after launching a satellite into orbit in defiance of international critics, North Korea formally began mourning the death of late leader Kim Jong Il on Sunday, the eve of...

President Barack Obama, speaking alone on a spare stage for a nation in sorrow, declared Sunday that he will use "whatever power" he has to prevent shootings like the Connecticut school...

Pope Benedict XVI told pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square on Sunday that he is praying for the families of the 20 children and six adults who were killed during a shooting rampage at a...

    Why would North Korea launch a rocket into space now? The act invites additional sanctions for a country where the U.N. says millions are going hungry, and the bitter cold had only...

Images of a tearful President Barack Obama speaking after a shooting rampage in Connecticut resonated around the world, with many outside the United States expressing hope Saturday that America's...