Obama vows to halt piracy
WASHINGTON (AP): President Barack Obama pledged Monday that the United States (US) would seek to halt the increasing threat of piracy off the Horn of Africa.Obama also praised the military's successful efforts to rescue merchant Captain Richard Phillips,...

Spaniard sentenced for slaying of British couple
MADRID, Spain (AP): A Spanish court has sentenced a man to nearly 40 years in prison for killing a British couple with a hammer when they came to collect house rent.In a sentence released yesterday...

No changes for zoo after bear attack
BERLIN, (AP): The Berlin zoo doesn't plan to change security measures even after a polar bear attacked a woman who managed to jump into the bears' enclosure last week, an incident caught on video."It is already safe," zoo spokesman Heiner Kloes said...

Street battles in Thai capital leave two dead
BANGKOK (AP): Thousands of troops pushed anti-government protesters who rampaged throughout the capital into their stronghold yesterday, but the political unrest turned deadly when nearby residents turned...

Obama allowing travel to Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP): United States President Barack Obama is allowing Americans to make unlimited transfers of money and visits to relatives in Cuba and easing other restrictions, ushering in a new era of openness towards the island nation ruled by...