President Barack Obama came to Accra, Ghana with a message - the African continent is part of his international agenda. (July 11)
Before leaving Ghana, President Barack Obama said the message the nation sends to the rest of the world every day is that democracy can thrive in Africa. (July 11)
What do rollerskating babies and Evian water have in common? Nothing really. But the viral video has become an Internet phenomenon. (July 11)
During a visit to Ghana, President Barack Obama visited the fortifications of Cape Coast Castle, converted to the slave trade by the British in the 17th Century. (July 11)
British commanders in Afghanistan defended their military operation against the Taliban in southern Helmand province despite the deaths of eight British soldiers in 24 hours. (July 11)
Resemblance to Obama makes Ghanaian boy local celebrity
President Barack Obama has landed in Ghana on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. He will make a speech to lawmakers there and tour a fort once used to ship slaves to the Americas. (July 10)
FOX News crew gets caught in West Bank clash
Reporter speaks with icon of 1999 student protests in Iran about current unrest
Tehran's police chief said Friday that few arrests were made in opposition protests that erupted a day earlier in the Iranian capital in an opposition attempt to revive street demonstrations over the country's disputed election. (July 10)
Man fatally gored during Spain's running of the bulls
Boisterous crowds turned up at mosques in riot-hit parts of this western Chinese city, ignoring orders canceling Friday prayers due to the ethnic violence, and police quickly broke up a small protest nearby. (July 10)
President Barack Obama sat down with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday for a meeting in which frank but constructive talks were expected between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research. (July 10)
Scores of firefighters are fighting a blaze at a London apartment complex Friday. (July 10)
Organizers of Pamplona's running of the bulls say a man has been gored to death, the first fatality since 1995. The man was gored in the neck after a rogue bull that separated from the pack. Some of the video may be considered graphic. (July 7)
As G-8 leaders try to persuade the world to make lifestyle and economic sacrifices, their Italian host calls international attention to L'Aquila-- a city still reeling from April's deadly earthquake. The AP's Mark Smith reports.
Witnesses are describing the first demonstration by opponents of Iran's government in nearly two weeks. They say thousands of people streamed down avenues in Tehran today, chanting 'death to the dictator.' (July 9)
British police say there will no new investigation into allegations that journalists from a tabloid newspaper illegally hacked into the mobile phones of hundreds of celebrities and politicians. (July 9)
Iranian demonstrators mark anniversary of 1999 student protest
President Barack Obama says that the global recession makes it harder to strike an international climate agreement but that leaders must 'fight the temptation toward cynicism' and press forward. (July 9)
Three roadside bombs in Baghdad killed seven people on Thursday, part of a string of bomb attacks hitting targets in the Iraqi capital and across the country. (July 9)
One Australian town has become the first in the country to ban bottled water. Bundanoon is banning bottle water in an effort to help the environment. (July 9)
Online book details Al Qaeda's fears of predator drones, spies
Authorities say a suicide bomber has killed nearly three dozen people and injured 70 near a judge's house in northern Iraq, and two roadside bombs in Baghdad killed seven people. (July 9)
Controversial film exposes brutal life of Iranian women
Pope receives first ladies during G-8 summit; deadly fireworks blast in India
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il makes rare public appearance
British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father children. (July 8)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to disperse the clouds of doubt surrounding his re-election in his first major television address.(July 8)
U.S. commander: Not enough local troops in Afghanistan
World leaders have agreed that the global economy is too shaky to begin rolling back massive fiscal stimulus plans right now, but said they would begin to work out strategies to unwind the program once "recovery is assured." (July 8)
President Barack Obama was escorted around the quake damage in L'Aquila, Italy, where the Group of Eight summit is being held. (July 8)
The Berlin Zoo has agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for the right to keep its star on display there. (July 8)
A widespread computer attack knocked out the Web sites of the Treasury Department, the Secret Service and other U.S. agencies, as well as South Korean government sites. (July 8)
Obama arrives in Italy for G-8 summit