SAO PAULO, Brazil — An influential Brazilian cardinal says the Roman Catholic Church should reconsider its ban on allowing priests to marry.
Cardinal Claudio Hummes, who...
SANTIAGO, Chile — Gen. Augusto Pinochet, whose 17-year dictatorship carried out thousands of political killings and widespread torture, was fighting for his life in a Ch...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A Marine helicopter carrying 16 people made an emergency landing in a lake in a volatile province west of Baghdad, killing one and leaving three missing,...
They sell cars but can't drive them
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi women still can't drive cars, but they can sell them. Potential buyers can go to an all-women showroom wh...
Venezuelan leader calls it blow to Bush
CARACAS, Venezuela — Emboldened by a resounding re-election, President Hugo Chavez pledged to shake up Venezuela with a more radic...
Some say partitions are inevitable future
BAGHDAD, Iraq — For months, the Waheed brothers steadfastly endured the killings raging around them in their mainly Sunni distri...
MEXICO CITY — What Felipe Calderon lacks in charisma, he makes up for with determination. And that may be what it takes to govern Mexico.
On Friday, the stiff, bespectac...
Turkey trip is called success
ISTANBUL, Turkey — After Pope Benedict XVI infuriated the Islamic world with his remarks on holy war, Vatican officials scrambled to save hi...
MEXICO CITY — Mexican leader Felipe Calderon got a head start today on opponents trying to block his inauguration, taking charge of the presidential residence and sweari...
LONDON — Traces of radiation have been found at a dozen sites in Britain during the investigation of the poisoning of a former Russian spy, Home Secretary John Reid said...
