Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz also discloses that when the Pope was unable to pronounce words several days before his death in 2005, he told his aides that if he could not speak any more the time had come for him to

Both candidates released proposals this week designed to boost the economy as financial institutions wobble and voters feel the pinch of a faltering economy. The debate is at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., with the candidates seated at a table

The 15th tropical cyclone of a busy Atlantic hurricane season formed north of the Dutch island of Curacao on Tuesday, briefly preventing Venezuela from loading tankers with crude oil and knocking out power at the OPEC nation's 200,000 barrel-per-day Puerto

The Oct. 5 death of the man known as Abu Qaswarah was a major blow to the terror network as American commanders have warned it remains a significant threat. The military statement described him as a charismatic leader who trained

There were moments that drew gasps from spectators.

Stefan Petzner says Mr. Haider's blood alcohol level was above the legal limit when he crashed his car early Saturday in the southern province of Carinthia where he was governor. Police said his car was speeding at twice the limit

The "Caravan of Death" was a military committee that travelled around northern and southern Chile by helicopter after Mr. Pinochet's 1973 coup ordering the deaths of suspected leftist opponents.

The soldiers, whose names are not being released, were members of the Operational Mentoring and Liason Team, a unit tasked with training soldiers in the Afghan National Army.

Karinna Moskalenko, a lawyer who has represented several Kremlin foes and was advising Ms. Politkovskaya's family, said the incident appeared to be an attempt to intimidate her. That assessment was shared by human rights groups and others.

Reagan spokeswoman Joanne Drake says the 87-year-old former first lady fell at her home last week. She decided Monday to get checked out at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where doctors determined she had a fractured pelvis.

The instruction was given at a meeting of officials from Tourism, Home and Social Welfare departments held here. The meeting was called in the wake of media reports on molestation of children by tourists. Balakrishnan said sexual activities under the

Lord West, who advises the Prime Minister on security matters, told the House of Lords: "There is another great plot building up again and we are monitoring this."His comments came the day after the House ...

A U.S. citizen was arrested on unspecified charges Monday in a rugged tribal area of Pakistan that borders Afghanistan and is forbidden to most foreigners, a Pakistani official said. Jude Kenan, a Florida college student, ...

Two men attacked the United States Consulate in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey early Sunday morning, but damage was minimal and no injuries were reported, the authorities said. One man fired at the office ...

A growing al Qaida -backed insurgency, combined with the Pakistani army's reluctance to launch an all-out crackdown, political infighting and energy and food shortages are plunging America's key ally in the war on terror deeper ...

Cambodian and Thai military officials said soldiers were on alert and ready to defend themselves as war rhetoric heated up Wednesday between the neighbors in a tense border dispute.Both sides said they were ready to ...

Similar White 53' Cargo Trailer West City police may have an important clue to the identity of the person who drove off with a 53-foot trailer over the weekend: The person apparently takes cream ...

Not everyone who can't see is blind. Even with 20/20 vision a person or an entire nation can have their attention diverted away from what they should be seeing. Is this exactly what is happening in America in this 2008

International group say post-credit crunch world will mean greater caution and smaller returns

No civilian casualties reported after Afghan army bomb convoy armed with mortar weapons