VIDEO: Inside Ukraine's 'cistern chapel'

VIDEO: Inside Ukraine's 'cistern chapel'
Fear stalks South Sudan
US government to sue Lance Armstrong
Flood waters encircle Greek capital
Chinese Troops Prepare for Spillover From Myanmar Civil War
Video: Hilarious Chinese TV ad mocks Kim Jong Eun
Outcome of Italy election deeply uncertain
Confusion over Mexico drug-lord death reports
Nigeria in 'manhunt' for French hostages
Cuba's Raul Castro jokingly hints at possible retirement
Advocates Push Obama to Halt Aggressive Deportation Efforts
Scud Missile Attack Reported in Aleppo
Hillsborough lies claim by police
The Patron of Siena, Monte Dei Paschi, Stumbles
36 Hours in Davos, Switzerland
The day the American flag was shown unmolested in Iran
Jaw-dropping photos of Athens' worst flood in 50 years
Brazil's 2014 election campaign gets off to early start
Priests Should Be Able to Marry, Senior British Cardinal Says
Kvitova sweeps into Dubai final

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:37 PM PST

Roman-Catholics in a small village in Ukraine have been congregating for prayer in an unusual venue, a metal cistern.

Fear stalks South Sudan

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 07:11 AM PST

South Sudan optimism fades as repression grows

US government to sue Lance Armstrong

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:07 PM PST

Cyclist accused of fraud for claiming he was winning Tour de France titles while abiding by rules against doping.

Flood waters encircle Greek capital

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:16 PM PST

Fire department receives more than 1,500 calls to pump out water as torrential rains flood Athens and surrounding areas.

Chinese Troops Prepare for Spillover From Myanmar Civil War

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:06 PM PST

Chinese army units have been training near the border with Myanmar in anticipation of an ethnic war there spilling over, according to news media reports.

Video: Hilarious Chinese TV ad mocks Kim Jong Eun

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:41 PM PST

Chinese software company Kingsoft is running this ad in China to promote its new Web browser, Liebao. The ad, flagged by the always-great Beijing Cream, has a simple premise:

North Korean leader Kim Jong Eun is about to give an important presentation, or maybe set off a nuclear warhead (it's not clear to me), when his computer's browser crashes. Can't we all relate? He pulls out a rifle and is about to shoot the responsible underling when said underling installs Kingsoft's Liebao browser in the nick of time. Everyone applauds. Then the Kim Jong Eun look-alike performs a "Gangnam Style" parody that name-checks the Liebao browser.

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Outcome of Italy election deeply uncertain

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:53 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's election campaign drew to a close on Friday with the weak performance of outgoing premier Mario Monti key to a deeply uncertain and potentially unstable result.

Confusion over Mexico drug-lord death reports

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:32 PM PST

Guatemalan official apologises for misunderstanding over reports that Joaquin "El Chapo" died amid clashes.

Nigeria in 'manhunt' for French hostages

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:14 PM PST

Security forces undertaking massive operation in country's north to track down hostages kidnapped in Cameroon.

Cuba's Raul Castro jokingly hints at possible retirement

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:34 PM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro, who is expected to begin a second five-year term on Sunday, jokingly told reporters on Friday that he was planning his retirement but left open just when he would step down.

Advocates Push Obama to Halt Aggressive Deportation Efforts

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:26 PM PST

Activists say illegal immigrants are being forced out of the country at the wrong moment, as the promise of eventual citizenship seems around the corner in an overhaul of the immigration system.

Scud Missile Attack Reported in Aleppo

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:13 PM PST

The reported attack, which left at least 12 civilians dead, was the second time this week that the Syrian opposition has accused the military of using Scuds on Aleppo's rebel-held areas.

Hillsborough lies claim by police

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:21 PM PST

An email from South Yorkshire's chief constable said the Hillsborough victims' families version of events was not the truth, it emerges.

The Patron of Siena, Monte Dei Paschi, Stumbles

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:12 PM PST

Nowhere are Monte dei Paschi's problems more acutely felt than in Siena. The bank has paid for charitable and civic works for as long as anyone can remember.

36 Hours in Davos, Switzerland

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 11:27 PM PST

From skiing to solariums, art to fondue, you can find it in this sky-high Swiss city in the Alps.

The day the American flag was shown unmolested in Iran

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:54 AM PST

TEHRAN — After their national team's resounding victory over the U.S. team Thursday in the Wrestling World Cup held in Tehran, Iranians throughout the country erupted in celebration.

Although several of the matches between American and Iranians wrestlers were quite tense, the spirit of sportsmanship was on full display throughout the event. The theme of the week, rather than politics, was both nations' shared goal of keeping wrestling in the Olympic games.

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Jaw-dropping photos of Athens' worst flood in 50 years

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:33 AM PST

Athens is cleaning up after its worst deluge in more than half a century, Reuters reports, with up to 34 gallons of rainfall per square yard falling in some areas. The city got as much rainfall in six hours as it usually sees in the entire month of February, according to the New York Times.

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Brazil's 2014 election campaign gets off to early start

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:54 AM PST

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's 2014 election season got off to an unusually early start this week with the unofficial launch of President Dilma Rousseff's re-election campaign by her mentor and predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.