Posted: 10:54 PM An independent investigation into Nestlé's cocoa supply chain has found numerous child labor violations and kickstarted an ambitious plan to eventually eradicate forced labor and child labor in its production cycle.
Posted: 10:52 PM In frank remarks Friday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the fact that discussions are even taking place to reopen Pakistan's supply routes into Afghanistan is a good sign.
Posted: 9:37 PM The boy speaks little English and is not thought to be "street-wise," police say. Natnael Yemane went missing from his hotel in Nottingham on Thursday night, one of the 20 youths picked for the Games' "International Inspiration" program.
Posted: 6:20 PM -- The death toll from a landslide that buried three villages in eastern Uganda stood at 18 Tuesday, and rescue officials fear the figure will rise.
Updated: 6:10 PM While Western head bangers are most commonly associated with sneakers and band t-shirts, Botswana's fans have carved a unique image reminiscent of the 1970s New Wave British heavy metal scene.
Posted: 5:24 PM Prince Charles' office at Clarence House released its annual review Friday, shedding light on how money is spent on the couple, as well as Princes William and Harry and, of course, the newest addition to the family, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Posted: 3:53 PM A Chinese space capsule with three astronauts aboard returned to Earth on Friday from a 13-day mission to an orbiting module that is a prototype for a future permanent station.
Posted: 11:26 AM After 18 disappointing summits, Europe's leaders appeared Friday to have finally come up with a set of short-term measures and long-term plans that show they are serious about solving their crippling debt crisis.
Posted: 11:04 PM European Union leaders remained behind closed doors late Thursday as talks over a plan to boost economic growth and create jobs continued at a summit in Brussels.
Posted: 10:59 PM China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft returned to Earth on Friday, completing an ambitious mission that notched up a series of breakthroughs for the country, including putting its first woman in orbit.
Posted: 10:02 PM Chinese women who are not married by a certain age are being labeled leftover women.
Posted: 7:56 PM French President Francois Hollande says the leaders of the 17 countries that use the euro are holding an unplanned meeting in the middle of the night to talk about emergency measures that might lower the borrowing rates of Italy and Spain.
Posted: 5:16 PM The London Olympics begin in less than a month.
Posted: 4:36 PM The Bolivian government and mutinous police reached an agreement Wednesday morning that will return the officers to duty, the state-run ABI news agency reported.
Posted: 11:09 PM T-Mobile USA's CEO, Philipp Humm, resigned his post Wednesday after two years on the job.
Posted: 10:41 PM The U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding a piece of Arizona's controversial immigration law portends such a "huge" increase in policing for one department that the chief wondered Tuesday if his agency will be able to handle the workload.
Posted: 10:35 PM From earthly orbit to the deepest reaches of the Pacific Ocean, China has notched up two more firsts for the country's ambitious sea and space exploration programs.
Posted: 9:59 PM Mexican authorities said Friday that they have not arrested the son of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, contrary to what they had said a day earlier.
Posted: 6:31 PM Turkey will consider any military approach from Syria a potential threat, its PM says. Turkish-Syrian ties have deteriorated during the uprising. NATO condemns the shooting down of the plane, but does not act.
Posted: 3:57 PM The pope has accepted the resignation of an Argentine bishop photographed frolicking on a Mexican beach with a woman, one of several personnel changes announced Tuesday by the Vatican before the pontiff heads off for summer vacation.
Posted: 10:51 PM Gunmen opened fire on federal police officers at Mexico City's international airport Monday, killing three, officials said.
Posted: 9:11 PM The gunmen were suspected drug traffickers, officials say. Two of the officers died on scene, another at a hospital.
Posted: 5:43 PM The Irish Republican Army-linked Sinn Fein party says one of its leaders, Martin McGuinness, will meet Queen Elizabeth II next week - a once-unthinkable symbol of progress toward peace in Northern Ireland.
Posted: 5:34 PM Paris police say that a 25-year-old man thwarted security measures and climbed the Eiffel Tower before jumping from the landmark to his death.
Posted: 4:46 PM Egypt's first democratically elected president moved into his offices Monday and began the work of putting together a government, an adviser to the transition team told CNN.
