OSLO- Norway's Labour Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg claimed victory for his left-wing coalition government after Monday's general election. "It's wise to be a little cautious, but seeing how...

DAKAR- The United Nations on Sunday launched an appeal for 14.2 million dollars (9.72 million euros) to help thousands of people affected by devastating floods in Burkina Faso over the next six...

MADRID, Pierre Ausseill - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, former model Carla Bruni, are the inspiration behind a play about the pangs of love in the corridors of power underway at a...

LONDON- Britain is to lift strict rules on product placement on television shows in an attempt to boost the advertising revenues of struggling broadcasters, reports said Sunday. Independent...

WASHINGTON, Karin Zeitvogel - Thousands of people marched from the shadow of the White House to the footsteps of the US Capitol Saturday to protest against President Barack Obama and his "big...

CHICAGO- US President Barack Obama will send his wife Michelle to Copenhagen to lobby the International Olympic Committee on his hometown Chicago's 2016 bid next month, the White House said Friday....

CHICAGO - US researchers have discovered two genes associated with repairing the damaged central nervous systems of mice with multiple sclerosis, according to a study presented Friday at a conference...

GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala on Friday called on the international community to stump up 110 million dollars to help battle a famine and drought that has struck the Central American nation. A...

UNITED NATIONS - The United States on Friday circulated a draft Security Council resolution calling on all nations to cooperate to rid the world of nuclear weapons. The text, a copy of which was...