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Humor behind headlines of cartoonist who raises awareness as well as smiles
Pakistani prime minister convicted of contempt but avoids prison time
Subway terror plot trial nears closing arguments
Brother of Bo Xilai resigns from Hong Kong firm
Dalai Lama: World belongs to 'humanity,' not leaders
Opinion: Public spectacle not enough to clean up graft in the Philippines
Venezuela's Chavez returns home
Bo Guagua defends himself against 'party boy' allegations
Rupert Murdoch: Media magnate grilled on power, influence
South Sudan president cuts short trip to China amid dispute with Sudan
Boxing against the odds in pursuit of the next Manny Pacquiao
Stolen babies scandal haunts Spain
Preparing for tsunami debris, wherever it may make landfall
Partially blind triathlete sues over requirement he wear blackout glasses
Sister and mother testify at trial of alleged subway bomb plotter
The Philippines in pictures
S. Korea curbs U.S. beef sales after confirmation of mad cow disease
U.N. official concerned about NGO freedoms
Israeli general: 'Rational' Iranian leaders not pushing nuclear bomb

Humor behind headlines of cartoonist who raises awareness as well as smiles

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 11:27 PM PDT

With frizzy hair still standing to attention, North Korea's Kim Jong-Il drops dead, narrowly missing the nuke button as he slumps face-down onto his desk.

Pakistani prime minister convicted of contempt but avoids prison time

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 11:26 PM PDT

The Pakistani Supreme Court on Thursday convicted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani of contempt but gave him just a symbolic sentence that will not require him to serve time in prison.

Subway terror plot trial nears closing arguments

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 11:23 PM PDT

Closing arguments could begin Thursday in the trial of a man accused of trying to to detonate a bomb in the New York subway system.

Brother of Bo Xilai resigns from Hong Kong firm

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 11:09 PM PDT

In a sign of the widening investigation into Bo Xilai's family and finances, his older brother resigned from the board of a state-controlled alternative energy company Wednesday.

Dalai Lama: World belongs to 'humanity,' not leaders

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 10:35 PM PDT

The Dalai Lama says he supports the principles behind Arab Spring protests.

Opinion: Public spectacle not enough to clean up graft in the Philippines

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 09:34 PM PDT

For several months now, Filipinos have been treated to the spectacle of yet another impeachment trial aired on national television.

Venezuela's Chavez returns home

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 09:28 PM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that he is returning home after cancer treatment in Cuba.

Bo Guagua defends himself against 'party boy' allegations

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:27 PM PDT

Bo Guagua, the son of embattled Chinese Communist cadre Bo Xilai, has issued a statement defending his actions and his academic record following allegations his college "party boy" image had contributed to his father's fall from grace.

Rupert Murdoch: Media magnate grilled on power, influence

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:27 PM PDT

It was a rare sight for media watchers on Wednesday: Rupert Murdoch, the indomitable head of the News Corp. empire, called before a judicial inquiry to explain how his influence has shaped Britain's media and political landscape.

South Sudan president cuts short trip to China amid dispute with Sudan

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:24 PM PDT

South Sudan's president, who accused Sudan of declaring war on his nation, cut short his trip to China on Wednesday as tension between the two neighbors intensified over border and oil disputes.

Boxing against the odds in pursuit of the next Manny Pacquiao

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:22 PM PDT

Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao may be an eight-time world champion but he didn't have the skills to make it as an amateur.

Stolen babies scandal haunts Spain

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:15 PM PDT

Sister Maria Gomez is an 87-year-old Catholic nun. This month, she appeared in a Spanish court escorted by police. She is accused of snatching an infant from her birth mother and putting the child up for an illegal adoption in 1982.

Preparing for tsunami debris, wherever it may make landfall

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 07:52 PM PDT

First came the stuff that floats on the surface and is pushed by wind: Buoys, a soccer ball, flotation devices. And, most notably, a rust-stained unmanned fishing trawler in Alaskan waters.

Partially blind triathlete sues over requirement he wear blackout glasses

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 07:20 PM PDT

A legally blind athlete is suing three triathlon groups over a rule that makes him and other vision-impaired runners wear blackout glasses -- leaving them temporarily sightless -- in a controversial effort to "level the playing field.''

Sister and mother testify at trial of alleged subway bomb plotter

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 07:10 PM PDT

The sister and mother of Adis Medunjanin, accused in a suspected plot to bomb New York's subways, testified at his trial Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court.

The Philippines in pictures

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 07:07 PM PDT

S. Korea curbs U.S. beef sales after confirmation of mad cow disease

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:52 PM PDT

The first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years sparked fears of illness that prompted at least one major South Korean retailer to suspend the sale of American beef.

U.N. official concerned about NGO freedoms

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:26 PM PDT

The United Nations high commissioner for human rights expressed concern Wednesday about restrictions on nongovernmental organizations around the world, saying the rules threaten human rights.