Bin Laden's death a tough subject for the pulpit
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - The killing of Osama bin Laden, a man who was the face of evil for Americans for nearly a decade, left Christians, Jews and Muslims relieved, proud or even jubilant. For their religious leaders, it was sometimes hard to know just what to say. More »
Protection fees, stolen ammo extend Somalia's war
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Ammunition intended for peacekeepers ends up in militant hands. Humanitarian workers pay Somali Islamist rebels protection money. U.N. and Somali officials are accused of skimming from contracts. More »
Ouattara takes oath months after Ivory Coast vote
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara took the oath of office, five months after the election that nearly ripped the African nation in two and left hundreds dead when the country's strongman refused to concede defeat. More »
Mexico sending troops to north amid attacks
MEXICO CITY - Mexico sent hundreds of soldiers and federal police to a drug-violence plagued northern region Friday, the same day cartel gunmen fired on a military convoy with a grenade launcher and hit a bus carrying employees of a U.S.- owned assembly plant. More »
