In the wake of Joran van der Sloot's confession to killing a Peruvian university student, Peru's press is on fire with stories of the 'psychopath' murderer. Many Peruvians are warning women of dangerous foreigners.
President Obama said on Tuesday's 'Today' show that Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig 'made the right call' in not awarding a perfect game to Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga, but that baseball should take a look at more instant replay.
Thailand’s government accuses the red-shirt opposition of trying to topple revered King Bhumibol. Critics argue it’s using the monarchy – and strict laws against defaming it – as an excuse to crack down.
A summit meeting in Turkey appeared to be calculated to test the U.S. just days before a debate at the U.N. on whether to seek tighter sanctions on Iran.
AP - Anxious congressional incumbents and establishment candidates from Arkansas to California made their final pitch to primary voters Tuesday, mindful that they could be the next to fall in an unpredictable election year that has claimed several veteran lawmakers.
AP - Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, long the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of a U.S. teen in Aruba, has confessed to killing a young Peruvian woman in his Lima hotel room, a police spokesman said.
AP - The cap over a broken wellhead at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is collecting more gushing crude day by day, but that's about the extent of the details known as authorities try to pinpoint how much oil is escaping, where it's going and what harm it will cause.
The long-awaited trial of the former alleged French rogue trader accused by his former employer Société Générale of losses of close to $6 billion in 2008 started today in Paris. Despite the presence of numerous gendarmes, Kerviel and his 5 lawyers made their way with difficulty through a sea of microphones and cameras to reach the courtroom of the Paris courthouse. More than 200 journalists from all around the world came to cover the first day of the trial.
On the 50th day since the beginning of the massive oil disaster, advocacy group MoveOn says it will hold nationwide vigils Tuesday night to call for stepped-up efforts to stop the spill.