A court has sentenced Peruvian ex-President Alberto Fujimori to 25 years in prison. A  tribunal had convicted him of murder and kidnapping on Tuesday for death-squad activities during his 10-year rule.

Israeli soldiers wore T-shirts with a pregnant woman in cross-hairs and the slogan "1 Shot 2 Kills," adding to a furor in Israel over allegations of misconduct by troops during the Gaza war.

The Obama administration will sign a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality that President George W. Bush had refused to endorse, U.S. officials say.

Chinese state television on Tuesday aired in full footage of a man hurling his shoes at China's premier — an unusual departure from official media's practice of suppressing embarrassing events.

A favorite of President Obama, Robinson is joined by the late Roberto Bolano of Chile and a memoir about Africa as finalists for the National Book Critics Circle prizes. Robinson’s nominated “Home” is a companion to her previous novel, “Gilead.”

Two world-renowned Iranian physicians have been sentenced to six and three years in prison for allegedly taking part in a U.S.-backed plot to topple Iran's Islamic system, their lawyer said Thursday.

Palestinian human rights researchers have released a final tally of Gaza's dead and wounded. But Israel says Hamas is inflating the numbers of civilians for political reasons.

For residents of southern Israel, anxiety about casualties inflicted by missiles from Gaza is mixed with satisfaction that Israel's military is trying to settle the score with their militant tormentors.

Television viewers have voted Soviet dictator Josef Stalin — who sent millions to their deaths in the Great Purge of the 1930s — Russia's third-greatest historical figure.

Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza Friday and Hamas responded with a barrage of rockets on at least two cities as both sides defied a U.N. call for an immediate cease-fire.

The U.N. Security Council on Monday condemned the rebel offensive in eastern Congo that displaced over 250,000 people, and ordered  U.N. peacekeepers to focus on protecting civilians.

A well-known Iranian-Canadian blogger who made trips to Israel in the past has been detained in Iran only weeks after he returned to his Persian homeland, according to a family friend.

For those hard-to-please people on your holiday gift list this year, consider some unusual presents: the chance to sing with Aretha Franklin or tour the Capitol with Nancy Pelosi.

Germany is dropping its pursuit of a ban on Scientology after finding insufficient evidence of illegal activity, security officials said Friday.

Israel stood fast Wednesday by its decision to clamp shut cargo crossings at the Gaza Strip, brushing off pleas to ease the blockade from United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon.