Obama sends Molson beer to cover hockey bet - President Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:49:45 GMT

Munich diocese faces "tsunami" of abuse claims - Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese is facing new allegations of physical and sexual abuse on a daily basis, the head of its new sex-abuse task force said Friday. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:45:36 GMT

Nuke deal with Russia is close, says Clinton - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:29:38 GMT

World powers demand Israeli settlement freeze -

The so-called Quartet of Middle East mediators called on Israel to freeze all settlement activities and denounced Israel's aim to build new housing in East Jerusalem.

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:35:54 GMT

Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV -

Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:20:11 GMT

Iran jails former vice president, reform activist - A former Iranian vice president and prominent reform activist convicted of spreading propaganda against the ruling clerical establishment has begun a one-year prison sentence, a close relative said Friday. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:19:32 GMT

India seeks to question US terror convict - Indian authorities will ask the United States to let them question a Chicago man who pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, the government said Friday. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:06:29 GMT

Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban - The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:04:06 GMT