11/06/2009 03:38 PM

MDs accused of stealing, selling babies

Mexican authorities have arrested three doctors, a nurse and a receptionist accused of stealing newborns at a private hospital and selling them, the Mexico City attorney general's office says. One of the abducted babies was reunited with her biological mother on Thursday.

11/06/2009 12:45 PM

Police work on despite Taliban threat

Assistant Sub Inspector Anwar Ali starts his day with a prayer. He needs all the help he can get.

11/07/2009 12:37 AM

Report: Iran will not ship uranium out of the country

A senior Iranian politician said Saturday the country would not ship low-enriched uranium out of the country, which is a major part of a pending nuclear deal between Iran and international powers, according to semiofficial state media.

11/06/2009 10:33 AM

2 U.S. paratroopers missing in Afghanistan

Two members of the NATO-led military force in Afghanistan have been missing since Wednesday, the force said Friday.

11/06/2009 05:48 AM

Brown: Britain committed to Afghanistan

In a major speech on Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that Britain "cannot, must not, and will not walk away" from its mission there.

11/06/2009 06:39 AM

Climate pact could be ready in 2010, U.N. official says

A new international treaty to combat climate change will not be ready when 40 world leaders meet next month in Copenhagen but may be finished next year, a top United Nations official said Friday in Barcelona.

11/06/2009 07:36 AM

Spanish judge considers pirate prisoner swap

A Spanish judge would consider sending two Somali pirate suspects held in Madrid back to Africa, as demanded by pirates holding a Spanish fishing boat and its crew off the Somali coast, it was reported Friday.

11/06/2009 03:33 AM

Four sentenced to hang for killing albino in Tanzania

A court sentenced four people to death in northern Tanzania for the killing of an albino man who was targeted for body parts believed to have special powers, authorities said Friday.

11/05/2009 10:50 AM

H1N1 is now world's dominant flu virus, WHO says

The H1N1 virus has now become the dominant influenza virus around the globe, with high levels and an increase of activity in many regions, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

11/06/2009 11:25 AM

Paraguay's military commander fired

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo continued to purge the top ranks of the nation's military Friday, removing the armed forces' commander.