GENEVA- The UN Committee against Torture ruled on Friday that Sweden breached the rights of an Egyptian man by deporting him to his homeland in 2001, where he was then tortured in prison. "The...

LOS ANGELES- Sarah Palin has angered fans by endorsing former Hewlett Packard chief Carly Fiorina instead of a more conservative challenger in her bid to become the Republican candidate aiming to...

LONDON- Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, who looks set to play kingmaker in Britain's hung parliament, said Friday the Conservatives had the "first right to seek to govern" after the election....

LONDON, Sam Reeves- Britain's opposition Conservatives came top in a knife-edge general election Thursday but fell short of the clear-cut majority needed to return to power after 13 years in...

STRASBOURG- The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a complaint against Switzerland for acquitting the brother of the leader of the United Arab Emirates in an assault case, the plaintiff said...

NEW YORK, Sebastian Smith- Two worlds converged in Faisal Shahzad -- middle class America and jihadist Pakistan -- and when they collided, disaster ensued. Until last Saturday, when Shahzad...

JERUSALEM, Hazel Ward - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US Middle East envoy discussed on Wednesday planned indirect peace talks which a minister had already said were doomed to...

BEIRUT- Lebanon's justice minister apologized on Tuesday for the mob lynching last week of an Egyptian wanted for a quadruple homicide, his office said. "I would like to personally apologise to...

LONDON- A cartoon pig, an Elvis impersonator, and a granny from Rochdale -- Britain's leaders tried to focus on the big issues, but the 2010 election campaign may be remembered for other, less...