BAGHDAD, Iraq - A commercial helicopter contracted by the U.S. Defense Department was shot down by missile fire today north of the Iraqi capital, the Bulgarian Defense M...
Al-Qaida group behind attack
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Al-Qaida in Iraq, the country's most feared terror group, claimed responsibility today for a suicide car bombing that targete...
Vatican ties could grow
MANILA, Philippines - Officials and churchgoers from around the world expressed hope today that the new pope will continue the work of his predece...
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - From the shanty-covered hillsides of Tegucigalpa to the cosmopolitan streets of Buenos Aires and dusty villages in Africa, hopes had been high th...
Top priorities outlined
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI today pledged to work to unify all Christians, reach out to other religions and continue implementing reforms fro...
Conservative lacks charisma of John Paul
VATICAN CITY - Two images of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stood in sharp relief during the mourning period for the pope he would eve...
Black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel
VATICAN CITY - Black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney again today as the scarlet-robed cardinals inside failed in two m...
MADAIN, Iraq - Iraqi security forces searched this small farming town today after reports that Sunni militants had kidnapped as many as 100 Shiite residents and were thr...
115 sequestered 'til white smoke rises
VATICAN CITY - In a historic gathering steeped in intrigue, cardinals from six continents assembled today for their first conclave ...
PARIS - Firefighters sorting through the debris of a burned-out Paris hotel found the body of a small child Sunday, raising the number killed in Friday's blaze to 22, po...
