Earl makes landfall in Nova Scotia 4 Sep 2010, 10:14 pm

Eastern Canada is waiting for the worst of Tropical Storm Earl as New Englanders say goodbye to a heavy dose of wind and rain.

French protesters target anti-crime plan 4 Sep 2010, 9:15 pm

Protests kick off across France against President Nicolas Sarkozy's anti-crime plans, which organizers say are "strategies of stigma and discrimination."

Karzai seeks Taliban reconciliation 4 Sep 2010, 9:11 pm

Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced the creation of a high peace council as part of the reconciliation effort to reintegrate some Taliban militants, a spokesman for his office said on Saturday.

Craigslist censors its adult services section 4 Sep 2010, 5:44 pm

Craigslist apparently changed its website today, censoring its adult services section. The site has been under fire for allegations it promotes prostitution.

New Zealand city rocked by quake 4 Sep 2010, 5:42 pm

Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful predawn earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled.

Arrests made at Tony Blair booksigning 4 Sep 2010, 3:49 pm

Police made a "small number" of arrests in Dublin where former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was due to sign copies of his autobiography Saturday, a spokesman for Ireland's national police service said.

Cops investigate 'mummified' babies 4 Sep 2010, 3:23 pm

Detectives are investigating the discovery of two "mummified" babies found wrapped in 1930s newspaper in the basement of a Los Angeles apartment building.

U.N. envoy in Pakistan flood aid plea 4 Sep 2010, 2:23 pm

A United Nations representative on Saturday pleaded for more international aid to help the millions of Pakistanis displaced from flooding that has ravaged the country for more than a month.

Mistrial in alleged 'sham marriage' case 4 Sep 2010, 6:37 am

The sham marriage trial of actress Fernanda Romero, which the judge has likened to a soap opera, appeared threatened with a mistrial Friday after a dramatic turn a day earlier.

Feds bust huge human-trafficking ring 4 Sep 2010, 12:36 am

Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.