Philippine prosecutors charged the heir of a powerful clan with murder Tuesday in the massacre of 57 people, more than half of them journalists or their staff who were accompanying the family and supporters of an election candidate. Read More

Russian Mission Control says astronauts from Canada and Belgium and a Russian cosmonaut have landed safely in Kazakhstan, wrapping up a six-month stint on the International Space Station. Read More

A Malaysian court Tuesday ordered Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial to start next month, rejecting the opposition leader's bid to scrap a case that he claims is meant to halt his political resurgence. Read More

John Demjanjuk is heading back to court where prosecutors will lay out their case accusing him of being accessory to the murder of 27,900 Jews at the Sobibor death camp. Read More

They had planned a wedding day like Latin America has never seen. Read More

A 38-year-old former Miss Argentina has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks. Read More

Two Tunisians who had been detained at Guantanamo arrived in Italy late Monday and will be tried on international terrorism charges for having allegedly recruited fighters for Afghanistan, officials said. Read More

The California-based international partnership Sea Launch Co. has successfully launched a satellite for Intelsat customers from its land-launch operation in Kazakhstan. Read More

China should provide details on how it will implement its greenhouse gas limits and offer further proposals commensurate with its status as the world's largest emitter, European leaders said Tuesday. Read More

Strong westerly winds in the southern Pacific Ocean have driven scores of icebergs originally headed toward New Zealand to the east, away from the country, an oceanographer said Tuesday. Read More

As of Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at least 849 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EST. Read More

American troops did not expect to play a role in stabilizing Iraq after overthrowing Saddam Hussein, a key adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday. Read More

Afghan officials hope President Barack Obama's address on Afghanistan won't be weighted too heavily on an exit strategy _ even though that's the message many Americans and Democrats in Congress want to hear. Read More

A colorful street vendor-turned-politician took over the offices of Mexico City's most populous borough Monday, declaring "the only way they'll get me out is dead." Read More

European Union police in Kosovo said Monday a man claiming to be a hit man for former ethnic Albanian rebels has been arrested on suspicion of murder and participation in organized crime. Read More

A Scottish party has outlined plans to hold referendum on independence from the rest of Britain. Public opinion polls, however, suggest little interest in a split. Read More

Honduras' president-elect is not worried that many countries do not recognize his election. Washington supports Porfirio Lobo, and that's what matters most to this Central American nation. Read More

Iran is holding five British sailors after stopping their racing yacht in the Persian Gulf, the British government said Monday. The move could heighten tensions between Iran and major world powers, including Britain, that are demanding a halt to its nuclear program. Read More

One of the main rites at Islam's annual hajj centers on the bravery and determination of a woman. Read More

A float plane crashed off Canada's Pacific coast, killing six people, including a Vancouver doctor and her six month-old baby, as well as two American residents. Two people on board survived. Read More