WASHINGTON - On his own 48th birthday, US President Barack Obama Tuesday turned the spotlight on a reporter also celebrating her special day, who pitched up at the White House in the year he was...

RALEIGH, Rick Mercier - US federal authorities urged a court here Tuesday to deny bail to seven accused "homegrown" terrorists, playing a recording of the group's leader saying he loved "to fight...

WASHINGTON - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev called US President Barack Obama on Tuesday and the two leaders discussed the worsening situation in Georgia and tensions over ex-Soviet states, the...

WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Monday on Iran to ensure the safe return of three missing Americans thought to have been detained by Tehran after straying across the Iraq...

SAN JOSE - The Spanish government will not negotiate with ETA following two bomb attacks blamed on the Basque separatist group, Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said Monday....

WASHINGTON- The remains of a US navy pilot whose fate had been a mystery for years after he was shot down over Iraq during the first Gulf War have been identified, the Pentagon said Sunday. A team...

TEHRAN- Leading Iranian reformist Mohammad Ali Abtahi on Sunday vehemently denied claims that his dramatic climbdown from his position that the June presidential poll was rigged had been influenced...

MANILA, Jason Gutierrez - Former Philippines president Corazon Aquino, whose "People Power" revolution toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy to the nation, died Saturday after a...

CASTEL GANDOLFO- Pope Benedict XVI met Saturday with competitors from the world swimming championships in Rome as he hailed the contributions of sports to everyday life. The pontiff, whose right...