The men hoping to lead Greece out of the crisis that is threatening Europe's common currency promised their country a bright future on Sunday -- but they have different visions of what that means.

It took more than two decades of hardship and house detention, but Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally made it to Oslo to accept her Nobel Peace Prize.

Four Japanese climbers are feared dead following an avalanche on Alaska's Mount McKinley, according to the National Park Service.

One person was killed after a stage in Toronto's Downsview Park collapsed Saturday afternoon, minutes before spectators were set to begin streaming in to watch a concert by the alternative rock group Radiohead, authorities said.

The United Nations suspended all activities in Syria on Saturday due to the escalating levels of violence, the chief of the global body's mission said.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi gives her Nobel speech in Norway on Saturday, more than two decades after she won the peace prize.

China made history Saturday when it launched a spacecraft sending the nation's first female astronaut in space.

Egyptians voted Saturday in the nation's first free presidential election, a runoff that pits a conservative Islamist against a former prime minister of who served in the regime toppled last year.

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz has died, Saudi state TV said on Saturday.

New documents made public this week about possible Secret Service misconduct include allegations of sexual abuse, domestic violence, drunken behavior and guns being accidentally discharged.

Powerful storm Carlotta has intensified into a hurricane off the western coast of Mexico.

The head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria says the increasing violence across the country is impeding his group's work, and he urged all parties to give the U.N.-backed peace mission a chance.

The head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria says the increasing violence across the country is impeding his group's work, and he urged all parties to give the U.N.-backed peace mission a chance.

Egypt's interim military rulers plan to announce a 100-person assembly Friday to write a new constitution, a day after a top court declared parliament invalid and triggered renewed chaos over the country's leadership.

A charity that raised close to $27 million to help animals worldwide spent nearly all of that money on fund-raising expenses paid to a direct-mail company.

In an election-year policy change, the Obama administration said Friday it will stop deporting young illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children if they meet certain requirements.

A tropical storm formed in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday morning and is expected to reach hurricane strength before it gets to Mexico's southwestern coast.

United Nations observers finally entered the northwestern Syrian town of al Haffa Thursday to find it deserted after days of intense fighting.

Nineteen-year-old Reshma Banu sits on the stairs outside her parents' home, staring at the tiny screen on her cell phone.

Nineteen-year-old Reshma Banu sits on the stairs outside her parents' home, staring at the tiny screen on her cell phone.

Egypt's highest court declared the parliament invalid Thursday, and the country's interim military rulers promptly declared full legislative authority, triggering a new level of chaos and confusion in the country's leadership.

Russia's foreign minister has rejected the Secretary of State's claim that Moscow is sending attack helicopters to the Syrian regime.

A coroner ruled Tuesday that a dingo, a wild dog native to Australia, caused the death of a baby more than 30 years ago.

U.S. drone strikes targeted al Qaeda hideouts in southern Yemen on Wednesday, killing 27 suspected militants, local government officials said.

European football's governing body took a tough line against soccer-related disorder Wednesday, as it imposed a penalty on Russia for "improper conduct" by its fans at the Euro 2012 tournament.