PARIS — The International Criminal Court on Friday convicted a militia leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo in an attack on a Congolese village in 2003 in which more than 200 people were shot and hacked to death, and women were raped and ...

An English teenager is lucky to be alive after suffering three cardiac arrests following a night of drinking. Jayde Dinsdale, 18, drank 10 Jagerbombs -- a cocktail made from Red Bull energy drink and Jagermeister spirit -- as part of a two-for-one drink special at ...

Saudi Arabia identified the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group along with al-Qaida and others Friday, warning those who join them or support them they could face five to 30 years in prison. A Saudi Interior Ministry statement said King Abdullah approved ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's president Friday announced that he and his entire cabinet will take pay cuts as part of austerity measures to reduce the country's rising wage bill. Uhuru Kenyatta said that he and Deputy President William Ruto will take a 20 ...

KUALA LUMPUR--Malaysia's appeals court overturned on Friday the acquittal of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on a sodomy charge and sentenced him to five years in prison, a move he said could exclude him from a coming election. The judgment, after a ...

Rwanda and South Africa have expelled each other's diplomats three months after a dispute over the murder of a Rwandan government opponent in Johannesburg, Rwanda's foreign minister said. “We have expelled six South African diplomats in reciprocity ...

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 7 – South Africa and Rwanda issued tit-for-tit diplomatic expulsions on Friday, as a row escalated over the attempted assassination of an exiled Rwandan general in Johannesburg. Kigali expelled eight South African diplomats, after ...

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim shouts a slogan as he leaves a courthouse in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Photo: AP. Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian court sentenced opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to five years in jail after overturning his acquittal in 2012 ...

Samsung debuts Milk Music, a streaming radio service that's free to download and listen to, without ads -- but it's only available on Galaxy devices. Joan E. Solsman. by Joan E. Solsman. March 7, 2014 9:00 AM PST. Follow @joan_e ...

Saudi Arabia listed Friday the Muslim Brotherhood of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi as a terrorist organisation, along with Syria's two main militant groups, according to Al-Arabiya television network. The two groups are Al-Nusra Front, which is ...

New Delhi: The image of the Indian Navy has been hit by a series of accidents that have taken place on its warships in the recent past which has resulted in the loss of lives of several of its officers and sea warriors. In the 11th such mishap, a gas leakage in an ...

A cryptic post on a forum that appears to be from the account used by the real bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto said Newsweek has the wrong guy. "I am not Dorian Nakamoto," the post says. The comment is on the P2P Foundation website where Nakamoto ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has expelled three Rwandan diplomats it says were linked to a raid by gunmen this week on the Johannesburg home of a dissident exiled Rwandan general, a diplomatic source told Reuters on Friday. The source ...

When it comes to memorable defenses, "Oscar Pistorius screams like a woman," may be right up there with the infamous "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit" from the O.J. Simpson trial. In the first week of Pistorius' premeditated murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa ...

KIEV—The burden of propping up Crimea's anemic budget—which costs Ukraine $1.1 billion a year—would become Russia's responsibility if it succeeds in annexing the breakaway region, but the figure could end up being significantly higher if Russia tries to ...

Decree also forbids "participation in, calling for, or incitement to fighting in conflict zones in other countries". By AFP. Published: March 7, 2014. Tweet · Share this article Print this page Email. The move represents a major escalation against the Muslim ...

(CNN) -- CNN and Turner Broadcasting System founder Ted Turner was admitted to a hospital while traveling in South America, his spokesman said Friday. The spokesman, Phillip Evans, did not indicate where specifically Turner was treated or for what ...

ANKARA, Turkey — Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose government has faced near-daily leaks of audio tapes on the Internet, says the country may block access to websites including Facebook and YouTube. The Turkish premier spoke in an ...

Abdullah Gul told reporters under a recently passed law authorities could block access to material on such sites if a person's privacy is violated. World Bulletin/News Desk. Turkey's President said Friday the country's new internet law does not involve a ban on ...

The economy added a surprisingly-strong 175,000 jobs in February. Economists were expecting 150,000. The government also revised the last two months' reports higher than originally reported. Employers added 129,000 jobs in January, up from the initial ...