Texas sect child ordered into state care

A Texas judge has ordered a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly married to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs to be placed in foster care.

U.S. extraditions raise concerns in Colombia

Colombia "Justice and Peace" process, special proceedings designed to unravel the origins of the country's paramilitary movement, is being threatened by U.S. extradition proceedings.

Snatched cigarette catches killer
A convicted rapist admitted to a 1998 murder and was sentenced to a long prison term Monday as another man once blamed for the crime called him a coward who ruined lives.

Zambia's president dead at 59

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a French hospital Tuesday at 59, nearly two months after he was hospitalized for a stroke, the country's vice president said.

Violence flares in Pakistan

Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition met Tuesday to discuss who should succeed Pervez Musharraf as president, while a bombing outside a hospital and clashes with militants killed dozens.

Attack on Algerian police kills dozens

A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a line of applicants at an Algerian police academy Tuesday, killing at least 43 people in the deadliest terror attack to jolt this energy-rich U.S. ally since the 1990s.

Scoop: Phelps, schmelps! J.Lo in training too

Michael Who? Jennifer Lopez is training for a triathlon, and she can't understand why Mr. Eight Gold Medals is getting all this attention.

Vietnam deports Gary Glitter
Vietnamese authorities freed British glam rocker Gary Glitter on Tuesday after nearly three years in prison on child molestation charges, then moved immediately to deport him.

Veep speculation at fever pitch

American voters should know this week who will join Barack Obama as No. 2 on the Democratic presidential ballot.

New home construction falls to 17-year low

Construction of homes and apartments fell in July to the lowest level in more than 17 years, the government reported Tuesday.