Former Hosni Mubarak confidant investigated for corruption CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Justice Ministry has ordered the 15-day detention of a former regime stalwart pending investigations into corruption...

INTERNATIONAL Dutch hold service to mourn 6 shopping mall shooting victims AMSTERDAM (AP) — Thousands of people, including the Dutch prime minister, gathered Sunday evening to lay flowers and mourn...

Haiti pins its hopes on a pop star president after upset victory PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's pop-star-turned-president-elect donned a conservative gray suit Tuesday for his first news conference...

World Somalia creates new state, Azania, could further fracture country   NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somali politicians on Sunday announced the creation of a new state in the battle-scarred nation,...

Magnitude-6.5 earthquake hits Japan; tsunami alert issued NEW YORK (AP) — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook eastern Japan off the quake-ravaged coast on Monday morning (2223 GMT Sunday), the U.S....

International Nearly 4,000 forced to evacuate Eiffel Tower after bomb threat PARIS (AP) — A bomb threat and the discovery of a suspicious package spurred French authorities to briefly evacuate nearly...

Brain problems led to death of Knut, a 4-year-old polar bear BERLIN (AP) — Brain problems apparently caused the shockingly early death of Knut, Germany's 4-year-old celebrity polar bear, the Berlin...

Michelle Obama: Education prepared me for world's problems RENCA, Chile (AP) — Studying hard as a young woman is what prepared Michelle Obama to face the world's challenges, the United States' first...

Obama: Brazil's democracy an example to the Arab world RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As U.S. warplanes pounded faraway Libya, President Barack Obama praised Brazil's transition from dictatorship to democracy...

American, Russian astronauts land on Earth after 5 months in space ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely Wednesday in snowy Kazakhstan after...