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Obama, pope discuss stem cells

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:24:49 EDT

U.S. President Obama and Pope Benedict XVI discussed current affairs, the Catholic Church's teachings and abortion as they met for the first time Friday, according to the White House and the Vatican.

Obama: G-8 has shown Iran 'door' on nukes

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:32:14 EDT

President Obama argued Friday that the Group of Eight nations had sent a clear message to Iran: The world will not "wait indefinitely" and allow the country to build nuclear weapons.

Saudi women's activist demands right to travel

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:44:39 EDT

Wajeha al-Huwaider picked up her passport, got in a taxi, and headed from her home in eastern Saudi Arabia to the nearby island kingdom of Bahrain -- a 45-minute drive that many Saudis take to get away for the weekend.

French ship joins hunt for AF447 'black box'

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:44:15 EDT

The search for the data and voice recorders from the Air France plane that crashed more than a month ago off Brazil's coast is entering a new phase, according to France's accident investigation agency.

Suu Kyi trial nears end in Myanmar

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:33:43 EDT

The trial in Myanmar of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi drew closer to an end Friday with testimony from the last witness and the scheduling of closing arguments.

UK police probe Gitmo torture claims

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:19:58 EDT

The Metropolitan Police Service launched a criminal investigation Friday into allegations of torture made by a former prisoner at the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, New Scotland Yard said.

Report: Major mosques close in Urumqi, China

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:22 EDT

Five major mosques near the center of violence last weekend in Urumqi, the capital of China's far-west Xinjiang region, were closed Friday morning, state-run media reported.

U.S. panel demands release of jailed Baha'is

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:34:47 EDT

Seven Baha'i prisoners face a death-penalty trial Saturday in Iran amid calls for their release from a U.S. panel on religious freedom.

Protesters in Iran met with tear gas, batons

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:12:04 EDT

Iranian pro-government Basij militia members dispersed crowds of protesters in Tehran Thursday -- sometimes with force -- witnesses said. Iran's state-funded Press TV described the crowd size near the university in the hundreds.