International News

The Thai capital braced for possible violence as anti-government activists launched what they hope will be one of the country's biggest protests in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections.

An official says Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand for illegally boarding a Japanese whaling ship last month.

Politicians have accused the nation's transportation agency of failing to take swift action after receiving acceleration-related complaints in Toyota vehicles three years before the company began a series of safety recalls.

Four legislators being prosecuted in a political scandal involving fraudulent expenses claims by hundreds of British lawmakers have pleaded not guilty.

A conference bringing together more than 60 nations Thursday added $1 billion to the fight against deforestation and boosted the morale of those hoping to save the world's forests.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is grateful that actor Sean Penn has defended him against his critics within the U.S. media.

Two glowing brides in white gowns made history Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.

A man convicted in the 2007 slaying of a British student has written a letter implicating his co-defendants and denying he had ever said they had nothing to do with the murder.

Demonstrations in Athens to protest against the Greek government's austerity measures have brought street clashes between police and rioting youths.

The body of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos was reburied three months to the day after it was dug up from its grave and stolen in an apparent extortion bid.