Secret, illegal jails exist in China, a state-run weekly has confirmed, despite official denials. Those imprisoned are often victims of land grabs,...

An Airbus airplane was forced to turn back to New York 90 minutes into a flight to Paris, Air France said Monday. Around 1 p.m., lunch -- a...

Five British nationals who were the crew of a racing yacht were detained by the Iranian Navy on November 25 and remain held in Iran, the British...

President Obama has informed several top diplomatic and military officials about his decision regarding new U.S. strategy and troop levels in...

Hezbollah's chief on Monday announced the group's new "manifesto," which calls on all countries to "liberate Jerusalem" and declares the United...

Against the chilling scale of the Rwandan genocide, the events that left 80 Tutsi students dead at the Kibeho College of Arts on May 7, 1994, appear...

Voters in Honduras have elected a new president, but it remained in question Monday whether the international community would recognize conservative...

Read full story for latest details. Around 1 p.m., lunch -- a three- to four-course affair accompanied by fine wines and espresso with dessert...

Alleged Nazi camp guard John Demjanjuk goes on trial Monday on charges of being an accessory to about 27,900 murders during World War II. Around...

Afghans worry that if President Barack Obama talks extensively Tuesday night about winding down the war, the Taliban will simply bide their time...