WASHINGTON- Bahrain should investigate allegations of torture made by four Shiite activists who were detained by security forces in mid-August, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in a statement....

NOWSHERA, Khurram Shahzad- When water gushed through Nowshera hospital last month it filled operating rooms and wards, left them clogged with stinking mud and forced patients to leave, whatever their...

LONDON, Danny Kemp- British police on Friday defended their handling of a phone-hacking row involving one of media baron Rupert Murdoch's top papers after former ministers called for a new inquiry...

LONDON- Former British prime minister Tony Blair said he was "desperately sorry" over the deaths in the Iraq war, in extracts released Tuesday from his memoirs. Blair said he was "sorry for the...

TEHRAN- French first lady Carla Bruni was branded a "prostitute" and "immoral" by Iranian news outlets on Monday after she expressed support for an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning. A...

PARIS- Rallies took place in several French cities on Saturday in support of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman who faces being stoned to death after being convicted of adultery. Around...

LISBON- Many parents give their children too large or frequent doses of non-prescription medicines for fever, coughs and colds, putting their health at risk, according to an Australian study released...

NEW ORLEANS, Tangi Quemener- President Barack Obama, marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Sunday, praised the city's resilience and pledged support for rebuilding "until...

MOSCOW- The deputy head of Russia's powerful military intelligence agency has died mysteriously in a swimming accident, Russian media reported on Saturday. "Several days ago, General Yuri Ivanov...