UNITED NATIONS - United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon pleaded Thursday for the international community to protect UN staff in Afghanistan after Taliban fighters killed five and wounded nine....

WASHINGTON - Police charged a 43-year-old woman with prostitution on Tuesday after she offered sexual services in exchange for tickets to the upcoming World Series. Susan Finkelstein, of...

LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology in protest against the sect's position on gays and its treatment of members, it was reported...

LONDON - Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole went straight to the top of the British charts on Sunday, with her debut solo release becoming the biggest-selling single of the year. The Official UK...

NASSAU - A local judge declared a mistrail in the 25-million-dollar John Travolta extortion case due to a leak of confidential information, an official said here. Senior Supreme Court Justice...

WASHINGTON- The US Supreme Court should bar Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay from being freed in the United States, a top senator said Wednesday. Republican Senate Minority Leader...

WASHINGTON - The United States is ready to meet one-on-one with North Korea but only if it leads "rapidly" to full-fledged six-nation denuclearization talks, a senior US official said Monday. Kurt...

FORT COLLINS, Jeanie Stokes- The runaway balloon saga that gripped the United States was a hoax concocted by the family involved in a bid to secure a contract for a reality television show, police...

BERLIN, Audrey Kauffmann - Closed for 70 years following heavy bomb damage during World War II, Berlin's "Neues Museum" throws open its doors again on Friday, with 3,400-year-old Egyptian beauty...