London-based auctioneer Christie's defied Greek officials Wednesday and began a two-day auction including the sale of more than 850 antiquities that once belonged to Greece's royal family.

A U.S. congressman who has supported President George W. Bush for years says he thinks Bush has until the end of this year to prove that his new plan in Iraq will work.

Catholic adoption agencies should feel free to reject gay couples who apply for children, without fear of punishment from Britain's anti-discrimination laws, the church has said.

London-based auctioneer Christie's defied Greek officials Wednesday and began a two-day auction including the sale of more than 850 antiquities that once belonged to Greece's royal family.

Singapore is offering a hefty prize to build a robot capable of urban warfare, launching the second high-profile robotics competition to direct its attention to war-torn streets.

Dramatic surveillance video shows a London subway passenger confronting an alleged suicide bomber who prosecutors say tried to blow up the train.

In a fiery, arm-waving diatribe against the media and his accusers for what he called a "witch hunt", Israeli President Moshe Katsav said Wednesday he would not resign amid rape charges against him, but would take a temporary leave of absence.

Three co-defendants will be tried with Conrad Black when his criminal trial opens in Chicago in March, a judge has ruled. The three had been seeking to be tried apart from Black.

Three co-defendants will be tried with Conrad Black when his criminal trial opens in Chicago in March, a judge has ruled. The three had been seeking to be tried apart from Black.

Tens of thousands of mourners filled the streets of Istanbul Tuesday for the funeral for a slain ethnic Armenian journalist in a show of support for freedom of expression and reconciliation.

Australian flags will fly at Thursday's Big Day Out music festival in Sydney after organizers sparked a nearly week-long furor over the emblem's place at public events.

A family that fled war in Liberia awoke together in one place Tuesday for the first time in three years, following an emotional reunion at St. John's Airport.

China confirmed on Tuesday that it carried out an anti-satellite weapons test earlier this month but said it has no plans to take part in an international space arms race.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Saniora summoned government loyalists to maintain their support on Tuesday, following a day of bloody clashes with radical demonstrators that left three dead and dozens wounded.

U.S. President George W. Bush focused on domestic issues including affordable health insurance and cutting gasoline consumption as well as defending his Iraq plan.

French presidential candidate Ségolène Royal is appearing to back down from earlier comments on Quebec sovereignty.

Eight members of the Commons defence committee arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday for the group's first visit to the country since the Canadian mission started five years ago.

A man who survived a shark attack off Australia's south coast Tuesday poked the animal in its eyes after it chomped down on his head, said police.

An Iranian woman who has been living in Moscow's international airport for the last nine months continues to be in legal limbo as she seeks asylum in Canada.

The head of the military-backed government in Bangladesh says elections originally scheduled for Monday will be held as soon as possible but isn't saying when that might be.