Women accuse Egyptian military of sexual assault
Women protesters and rights groups on Wednesday accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault during the latest crackdown on demonstrations, reviving allegations they are using abus
French first ladies: Bye Carla, bonjour Valerie
Only in France. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the superstar model-turned-songstress with a freewheeling lifestyle, now hands the job of first lady to a twice-divorced journalist who's the first presidential pa
6th graders made porn video at Mexican school
Authorities in Mexico's Gulf coast state of Campeche said they are investigating how a porn video was made by sixth-graders inside their school.
State Education Department spokesperson Omar Kantun s
Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate
The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest.
Al-Qaeda bomber was CIA informant, say officials
The CIA had al-Qaeda fooled from the beginning.
Last month, US intelligence learned that al-Qaeda's Yemen branch hoped to launch a spectacular attack using a new, nearly undetectable bomb aboard an a
Exxon Valdez refused entry to India by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has banned the Exxon Valdez from entering the country, saying the ship involved in one of the worst U.S. oil spills will not be allowed in for dismantling until it has been decontami
Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate
The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary.
Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest
Al-Qaeda releases video of American hostage
In a video released on Sunday by al-Qaeda, American hostage Warren Weinstein said he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands.
"My life is in your hands, Mr
AT&T barges into home security and automation
AT&T Inc. will start selling home automation and security services in the United States, taking on incumbents led by Tyco International Ltd.'s ADT.
The installations and services will be sold in AT&T
Expressway accidents in China kill 12, injure 19
Chinese state media say 12 people have been killed and 19 others injured in two back-to-back highway accidents in southwest China.
The official Xinhua News Agency says that a truck hit a car on Satur