Vatican Told Irish Bishops Not to Report Abuse

"Mandatory" Reporting of Child Sex Abuse Claims Conflicted with Canon Law, Archbishop Said

• Jan 18, 2011

Iraq Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 52

Attack on Tikrit Police Station Illustrates Country's Difficulty in Maintaining Security as U.S. Prepares to Withdraw

• Jan 18, 2011

U.N.: "Baby Doc" Could Face Haiti Prosecution

Former Dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier May Face Charges for Atrocities Committed during His 15-Year Reign

• Jan 18, 2011

U.K. B&B Owners Fined for Barring Gay Couple

Judge Rules that Christian Hoteliers Violated Discrimination Laws, Fines them Almost $6,000

• Jan 18, 2011

Iraq Bomb Kills Scores of Police Recruits

Suicide Attack on Crowd of Would-Be Iraqi Police Leaves Carnage in Saddam Hussein's Hometown of Tikrit

• Jan 18, 2011

2010 a Record Year for Pirate Hijackings

Pirates Took 1,181 Hostages Last Year, and Group says Problem Only to Get Worse Until Somalia Gov't Rectified

• Jan 18, 2011

Brazil Troops Reach Flood Victims; 665 Dead

Rescuers Finally Reach Areas Cut Off after Landslides Crumbled Roads, but Heavy Machinery Still Needed

• Jan 18, 2011

Monterrey, Mexico, Shootout Claims Bystanders

Corner Store Gun Battle Claims Two Apparent Bystanders as Mexico's Drug War Violence Spreads To New Parts

• Jan 18, 2011

"Fat and Beautiful" Pageant Winner Crowned in Israel

The Fat And Beautiful Beauty Pageant Showcases Overweight Contestants in Israel

• Jan 17, 2011

Baby Doc's Return Could Add to Haiti's Problems

Former Dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier Could Complicate Political Stalemate or Prompt Renewed Conflict

• Jan 17, 2011

Month of Protests Kill More Than 78 Tunisians

Tunisian Protestors End 23-Year Reign of Despot and Get New Government, But at Least 78 Are Killed; Despot's Cronies Hang On

• Jan 17, 2011

Protesters in 3 Countries Set Themselves on Fire

Self-Immolation of 26-Year-Old Unemployed Man Set off Protests in Tunisia; Copycats in Egypt, Mauritania and Algeria

• Jan 17, 2011

Tunisians Hail Fall of Ex-Leader's Family

Corrupt Family Held Vast Control of North African Country's Economy; Pilot Who Refused to Help Family Members Flee Named Hero

• Jan 17, 2011

Tunisian ex-leader, wife convicted in absentia

Ben Ali and wife hit with embezzlement charges and sentenced to 35 years each in prison; Couple went into exile in Jan.

• Jan 17, 2011

Northern Iraqi Governor Cuts Baghdad Electricity

Mustafa Says Residents of Kirkuk Only Have 3 Hours of Power a Day, Cuts Supply Headed to Baghdad

• Jan 17, 2011

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