World/Local News

With the trial of embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on underage prostitution charges set to begin on Wednesday, there’s no question that it will set off a media feeding frenzy. With allegations that seem […] […]

KABUL—Three insurgents attacked a NATO base on the outskirts of Afghanistan’s capital Saturday but were killed by coalition forces before they could enter the compound, NATO and Afghan police said. The attack came just hours […] […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP)—Thousands of protesters angry over the burning of a Quran by a Florida pastor stormed a U.N. compound Friday in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 12 people, including eight foreigners. The desecration of […] […]

BERLIN—Germany’s human rights commissioner says the country is pushing for the European Union to ban the export of a lethal injection drug used in several U.S. states. Markus Loening said Friday it has to be […] […]

SENDAI, JAPAN — Japanese and U.S. military ships and helicopters trolled Japan’s tsunami-ravaged coastline looking for bodies Friday, part of an all-out search that could be the last chance to find those swept out to […] […]

The sight of a prim, uniformed German flight attendant struggling to lug her impossibly heavy hand luggage through the “nothing to declare” channel at Frankfurt airport convinced Customs officials something was up. When the luckless […] […]

The British Government says it is in urgent talks with up to a further 10 senior figures in Colonel Gaddafi’s creaking regime about possible defection following the dramatic arrival in Britain of the Libyan dictator’s […] […]

He spent 18 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and came within weeks of execution. Yet the United States Supreme Court has thrown out a jury verdict awarding John Thompson US$14 […] […]

New York City police arrested a 12-year-old boy on hate crime charges and accused him of trying to rip the head scarf off a Muslim classmate during recess. The boy was charged Wednesday with assault […] […]

Even as the Swiss-registered private jet carrying Moussa Koussa and members of his family made its final approach to Farnborough Airport on Wednesday evening, the Gaddafi regime insisted it was business-as-usual. While Mr Koussa was […] […]