BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Standing in the cradle of Christianity, Pope Benedict XVI told Palestinians today that he understands their suffering and offered his strongest pu...
BERLIN — John Demjanjuk is fit enough to remain in custody at Germany's Stadelheim prison, officials said today.
Demjanjuk is being held on suspicion of acting as an acc...
MUNICH — After three decades of fighting in court, suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk was deported from the United States to Germany today to face allegations of being ...
BAGHDAD — An American Army sergeant shot and killed five fellow soldiers Monday following an altercation at a military counseling center in Iraq, officials said. The att...
BERLIN — Berlin paid tribute today to veterans of the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift in which the Western allies flew vital supplies into West Berlin, a key Cold War moment that...
Palestinian homeland urged
JERUSALEM — Pope Benedict XVI called for the establishment of an independent Palestinian homeland immediately after he arrived in Israel today,...
Benedict expresses respect for Islam
AMMAN, Jordan — The top religious adviser to Jordan's king thanked Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday for his expression of "regret" after...
LONDON — Britain on Friday awarded the role of national poet laureate to Carol Ann Duffy — the first woman to hold a post that has been filled by William Wordsworth, Alf...
AMSTERDAM — The man who drove his car into a crowd of parade spectators and killed five people died of his injuries today, leaving unresolved the mystery of why he tried...
CAIRO — Egypt's government was hoping to look strong and proactive in the swine flu scare with its decision to slaughter all the country's pigs, after taking heavy criti...
