PERUGIA, Italy - Amanda Knox spent her first night behind bars as a convicted murderer after an Italian court early Saturday found her guilty in the brutal 2007 killing of her British housemate. The 22-year-old was sent to prison for 26 years, whil
BHOPAL, India - Survivors of the Bhopal gas leak in India on Thursday marked 25 years since the world's worst industrial accident with rallies demanding those to blame for thousands of deaths finally face justice. Residents and activists capped a w
KABUL, Afghanistan — The television set crackles with breaking news: Terrorists have smuggled a nuclear bomb into Kabul and are preparing to take out the Afghan capital. There is panic and pandemonium. Facing imminent immolation, the nation's
KUALA LUMPUR - Police are seeking the help of their British counterparts and Interpol to confirm if a convicted Malaysian child killer was deported here secretly, a top police official said Monday. Bakri Zinin, director of the criminal investigatio
LONDON - A man who strangled his wife in his sleep because he dreamt she was an intruder was freed on Friday, after prosecutors withdrew the case against him. Brian Thomas, who suffers from a sleep disorder, admitted killing his wife Christine whil
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - About 200 million children suffer from stunted growth in developing countries due to chronic undernourishment, which also contributes to one-third of child deaths worldwide, UNICEF said Wednesday. The study found that undernou
Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk is considering moving Arsenal forward Robin van Persie into a more central role. Despite scoring seven goals in the Premier League this season, the 26-year-old Dutchman believes he is not quite comparable to Li
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