STOCKHOLM - Sweden is to close its investigation into allegations of corruption at the heart of several of the prestigious Nobel prize science committees, a prosecutor announced Friday. "The...

CAIRO - The daughter of Egypt's slain president Anwar Sadat has filed legal complaints against the producers of an American film which portrays a dog named after her father, her lawyer said on...

MAPUTO, Alexandra Lesieur - Madagascar's political rivals Saturday made a breakthrough on amnesty for ousted leader Marc Ravolamanana, a mediator said, amid hope that a transition pact will be inked...

LISBON - Portugal confirmed Friday that it would take in two Syrian detainees from the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Portuguese authorities have not...

NEW YORK - The New York Times and other leading US media outlets joined forces Friday in urging a court to overturn a US ban on an unauthorized sequel to J.D. Salinger's classic novel "Catcher in the...

ASUNCION - A premature infant given up for dead in Paraguay was found to have revived when he was taken home for a wake, the boy's father told local newscasts on Friday. Jose Alvarenga said his...

WASHINGTON, Virginie Montet - A selection of Indonesian batiks that belonged to President Barack Obama's late mother will this week go on display at the Washington Textile Museum, the final stop of a...

NEW YORK - Former US president Bill Clinton announced a deal Thursday with two major US drug companies to supply cheap HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis treatments to developing countries. Under the...

MEXICO CITY - Mexican swine flu cases jumped Tuesday and deaths in Latin America soared, as the Netherlands and Vietnam joined the growing list of countries with fatalities from the pandemic....