The cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that sparked protests worldwide four years ago will be republished in a new book soon.

A controversial Twitter user has been challenging South African authorities by alerting thousands of followers to speed traps set by traffic police.

France plans to \"mobilize all of its state agencies\" to free five French nationals taken hostage in Niger last week, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday, according to his spokesman.

Nine U.S. service members in were killed in an Afghanistan helicopter crash in what is now the deadliest year for coalition and U.S. forces since the battle against the Taliban started nearly nine years ago.

The storm previously known as Hurricane Igor sped past Newfoundland Tuesday, leaving behind downed trees, washed out roads and a desperate search for a missing elderly man.

Yemen has launched a wide-scale offensive against al Qaeda in the country\'s southeastern province, a government official said Tuesday.

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbeset al-Megrahi is \"a very sick man,\" but there is no way to tell how long he will live, according to the father of one of the people who died in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

Wyclef Jean officially ended his bid to be president of Haiti a month after election officials ruled that he was ineligible to run, the hip-hop singer said Tuesday.

Italian authorities are investigating the Vatican Bank over possible violations of money laundering regulations, the Bank of Italy told CNN Tuesday.

Attending a United Nations session on alleviating world poverty Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed capitalism for the world\'s woes.

Former French President Jacques Chirac will stand trial for embezzlement by early next year, his lawyer said Tuesday.

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Georgette has formed in the Pacific off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. A tropical storm warning was issued Tuesday for southern Baja California..

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Lisa has formed far out over the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the 12th named storm of the season. The storm has maximum sustained winds near 40 mph (65 kph)..

An independent watchdog group says it has \"serious concerns about the quality\" of the Afghan parliamentary elections last weekend, citing \"electoral violations and irregularities\" and security problems that forced polling centers to close.

Somalia\'s prime minister resigned Tuesday after a month of disagreements with the country\'s president.

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's John McCain versus Lady Gaga on Tuesday as the Senate takes up the emotional issue of repealing the ban on gays serving openly in the military. Senate Democr..

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. - Phillip Woods isn't one to take retirement sitting down. For the second time in four years, the 72-year-old Naples man is on a mission to walk across th..

Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her six-year captivity in a book due to hit the shelves Tuesday.

A Japanese court has extended the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain as diplomatic tensions between the two countries rise.

North Korea\'s ruling party will host its largest meeting in decades on September 28 to pick new leadership, the official Korean Central News Agency reported, raising speculation over the role of Kim Jong Il\'s youngest son.