WORLD

The man who some say changed the course of the election wasn't inspired by Barack Obama. He was inspired by Bill Clinton.

It's the first South American pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, officials said.

Seven men in Saudi Arabia were executed on Wednesday on charges of theft and armed robbery.

President Obama's huge popularity shortly after his re-election is evaporating over his handling of the economy.

India’s Prime Minister Wednesday demanded that Italy return two marines charged with murdering two fishermen to face trial.

Venezuela is setting up a government inquiry to investigate suspicions of foul play shrouding the death of President Hugo Chavez.

Five Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed Wednesday by militants, who opened fire on a security forces camp in Srinagar.

An increasing number of children in Syria are being recruited by armed groups as porters, runners and human shields.

Corruption cost Africa hundreds of billions in the last decade, a study shows, depriving the poorest continent of capital sorely needed for development.

The NYPD is taking a heavy-handed response to a protest that turned violent -- prompting some to call it a "riot" -- in Brooklyn.

The 2014 Ryan budget, which will almost certainly receive no traction outside of the House, guts $1.8 trillion from the Affordable Care Act.

The GOP congressman had a memorable slip of the tongue while unveiling his 2014 budget plan.

After Shanghai authorities spent the weekend removing dead pigs from a river, they discovered where the carcasses came from.

Afghan security forces were implicated in dozens of so-called green-on-blue attacks against U.S. and other ISAF troops in Afghanistan.

Black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel means no new pope has been named.

The accused Aurora shooter’s appearance has gone through a series of changes since he was arrested.

Any film about a subject as contentious as Kashmir is bound to cause controversy.

Iran is in talks with a lawyer to sue Hollywood over the "unrealistic portrayal" of the country in Oscar winner "Argo."

Following the death of Chavez, Venezuela appears to be engaged in a "diplomacy war" with the U.S., on the eve of new elections.

The Cannibal Cop drew up detailed plans to kidnap, cook and eat women.

China's government has funded several tear-jerking television spots to remind the nation of the traditional Confucian values of filial piety and family.

Paul Ryan, the former GOP vice presidential candidate, has authored yet another budget, once again titled "The Path To Prosperity."

The law, awaiting signature by Governor Bryant, bans any attempt to regulate the food and beverage industry in order to combat obesity.

After three decades of conflict and 40,000 dead, peace talks are under way, but some say ulterior motives lurk just behind.

Uruguay’s President José Mujica has said that the socialist ideology of the late Venezuelan president will persist as a political movement.

The death of 6-month-old Johnylah Watkins outraged Chicago. Her killer is still at large.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York is predicting a short conclave.

The first full audio recording of Manning's court statement was leaked to the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Italy’s decision hold onto two marines has ruffled feathers in New Delhi and intensified the ongoing diplomatic flap between two nations.