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The French woman who admitted killing eight of her newborns in the village of Villers-au-Tertre says she is relieved that her secret is finally out, her lawyer said Friday. Dominique Cottrez was charged with multiple murders on Thursday.

More than three years after he was arrested on vague allegations, Saudi political detainee Suliman al-Reshoudi who has yet to be tried or even charged with a crime is now taking on the system.Although his situation is not unusual for political prisoners...

Pakistan's intelligence agency has scrapped a planned visit to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's comments on the export of terror, The Times newspaper reported Saturday.The daily also said Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was...

Incoming BP boss Bob Dudley has vowed that the firm would stand by Gulf residents for years to come, as it prepared to scale back oil spill clean-up efforts and move to a new phase.Making his first trip to the region since being named to take the helm of...

US economic growth slowed dramatically in the second quarter, the government has said, stoking fears that the recovery is losing steam and fueling a fierce political debate over how to respond.Gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell back sharply to 2.4...

Police in the US state of Oregon have said former vice president Al Gore will not face charges over an alleged 2006 groping of a masseuse "due to a lack of credible evidence.""After evaluating the materials submitted by PPB (Portland Police Bureau) I have...

President Barack Obama called on Iran Friday to "immediately release" three American hikers being held by the Islamic republic, saying they had never worked for the US government and committed "absolutely no crime."Obama, ahead of the one-year anniversary...

Two French employees of the US embassy in Paris were taken for medical examinations on Friday after handling a suspicious letter. The embassy later said that preliminary tests indicated the mail was not harmful.

Police have questioned L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt's financial advisor Patrice de Maistre (pictured) for a second time over his role in a tax fraud scandal and allegations that he handled illegal campaign donations.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday faced a parliamentary crisis after falling out in spectacular style with his one-time ally, lower house speaker Gianfranco Fini.After months of acrimony, Berlusconi late Thursday demanded that Fini leave...