Pope Benedict the 16th has been accused of failing to act on complaints from two archbishops in the US about a priest who allegedly abused 200 deaf boys.
Head of the United States Government oversight body for companies which received bailouts because of the meltdown in the economy, has ordered top executives to take a pay cut.
The authorities in Aruba say they will once again search for missing US teenager Natalee Holloway, after an American couple took an underwater picture of what they believe might be her remains.
The United States House of Represenatives has passed the Senate\'s health care reform bill and a package of measures to reconcile differences between the Senate bill and the one it passed last year.
The Obama administration says it’s near an agreement with other nations to cancel Haiti\'s $447 million debt to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
A Chicago man charged in two international terror plots, including the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, has pleaded guilty to 12 counts against him and will not face a trial.
Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Libya after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi suggested that the country be divided into two states, one Christian and the other Muslim.
The US Congressional Budget Office says the final version of the Democrats\' healthcare plan will cut the federal deficit by $138 billion over 10 years.
European Union officials say a proposed compensation package for African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) banana producing nations has a few hurdles to overcome before it can be finally approved for disbursement.
Venezuela’s energy minister says the government of President Hugo Chavez is not planning to give up operational control of an oil refinery in the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao.
South African police earlier today opened fire with rubber bullets on schoolchildren demonstrating at the court appearance of a local rapper charged with murder.
A controversial policy that gives US forces in Afghanistan four days to question detainees is being changed to give soldiers more time to interrogate the captives.
