The man arrested after seven people died in a knifing rampage in Tokyo foretold the mayhem in a series of messages posted to the Internet, including one just before the attack saying, It's time, police and media reports said Monday. Tomohiro Kato, a
Saudi Arabia plans to call for a meeting of oil producing countries and consumers to discuss ways of dealing with soaring energy prices and work to prevent unwarranted increases, Information and Culture Minister Iyad Madani said Monday. The kingdom w
The United States and European Union plan a joint call for U.N. monitors to be sent to Zimbabwe after a human rights group alleged systematic government murder and brutality ahead of a presidential vote. We urge the United Nations Secretary-General t
Like so many other victims of Ethiopia's hunger crisis, Usheto Beriso weighs just half of what he should. He is always cold and swaddled in a blanket. His limbs are stick-thin. But Usheto is not the typical face of Ethiopia's chronic food problems,
France and Germany reached a deal Monday resolving their months-long dispute on EU-wide plans to reduce car emissions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. We have made an important breakthrough on this subject where initially our positions were ver
Twenty-four miners were found alive Monday in a Ukrainian coal mine more than 24 hours after they were trapped deep underground by a huge explosion, rescue officials said. By Monday evening they were delivered to hospital, several suffering burns and
Tens of thousands of truckers in Spain, France and Portugal on Monday stepped up protests against rising fuel prices, causing mayhem on highways and blocking border crossings. Huge tailbacks built up around major cities and on the French-Spanish bord
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential contender, said Monday he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush. Speaker Nancy Pelosi consistently has said impeachment was off the table. Kucinich, D-Ohio, read his
Manchester United face a renewed bid for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid after the Portugal star admitted that he wants to join the Spanish champions. Real had been backing off their attempt to sign the 22-year-old winger, deemed by many to be the
For young voters, Rosa Parks' refusal to sit at the back of a bus in Montgomery, Ala., in 1955 is schoolbook history. Even the racially charged 1992 riots in Los Angeles are a distant memory. The United States is far from a blueprint for racial harm
The United Arab Emirates is expected to soon name an ambassador to Iraq and could open an embassy in the war-ravaged nation, Iraqi officials said Thursday. The move would make UAE the first Arab nation to re-establish full diplomatic relations with I
Model-turned-first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, actress Catherine Deneuve and the Shah of Iran's widow were among mourners Thursday at the funeral of legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent. Applause rose among the arriving guests as Saint Laurent's cas
Myanmar's military junta lashed out at its own citizens and foreign media Friday for what it called distorted coverage of the aftermath of a devastating cyclone. The attack came after authorities detained a popular comedian who had just returned fro
Pakistan authorities have seized two vehicles carrying about 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of explosives, foiling a possible terror plot near Pakistan's capital, officials said. Senior police officer Rao Mohammed Iqbal told The Associated Press tha
Authorities say flash floods have killed two men and sent 1,000 residents fleeing their southern Philippine riverside village. The mayor of southern Bansalan township, Edwin Reyes, said Friday about 15 stranded residents were rescued from a tiny rive
The suspects confessed, police said, saying they had listened to foreign radio and were following separatist propaganda from the Dalai Lama, China's Xinhua news agency reported. CNN could not confirm whether the suspects confessed. The Dalai Lama ha
