Honduran foes talk with Costa Rican leader

Talks to resolve the leadership crisis in Honduras finally got on track Thursday, with both sides showing up at the home of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias for closed-door meetings.

Worst violence since U.S. pullback hits Iraq

Nearly 60  people die in bombings in Iraq in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas at the end of last month.

Iranian police break up defiant protests

Thousands of protesters stream down avenues of the capital, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses say.

U.K. police won’t probe tabloid spying case

Sister: Journalist admits guilt in N. Korea

The sister of an American journalist jailed in North Korea says that during a recent phone call, the woman acknowledged breaking North Korean law.