An intercepted phone call between the Estonian Foreign Minister and the European Union foreign policy chief has been leaked, in which the Estonian Minister discusses the possibility of Ukrainian opposition groups being behind last month's sniper attacks.

Bagdad - Draft legislation has been approved by the Shi’ite led cabinet that defines girls as reaching puberty at the age 9, thereby making them eligible for marriage. The proposal has received stiff opposition from secular groups within the country.

Cells in jails and prisons around the United States are being filled by women at an alarming rate. Drugs. Crime. Children. Shame. A prison sentence is different for a woman than it is for a man.

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia has dispatched ships to investigate the sighting of a floating object that could be a life raft, as it continues to hunt for a missing airliner, an official said Monday."There was a report today that we just received that an aircraft had seen ...

Miami - The Miami Dolphins went into the 2013 NFL season hoping Lamar Miller and Daniel Thomas could handle the running back duties for the departed Reggie Bush, but after a season where both backs failed to impress, could more help be on the way?

Detroit - General Motors is recalling some 1.6 million vehicles over a problem that may have lead to 13 deaths, but now comes word that U.S. regulators may have been aware of problems with the compact cars early on and did nothing.

Indian Wells - Novak Djokovic made it safely into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters, but said his straight-sets win over Victor Hanescu left room for improvement.The world number two and second seed, a two-time winner in the California desert, on Sunday...

Tourist friendly Dubai is a perfect destination, from long-haul stopovers, to family vacations and weekend getaways. Enjoying year round sun, Dubai is a must-visit city with something for everyone.

Bogot - Colombian voters showed lukewarm support for peace talks with guerrillas Sunday by giving President Juan Manuel Santos a majority in Congress but also electing his conservative rival, ex-president Alvaro Uribe, to the senate.Santos, who took office in ...

Peter Lanza, Adam's father, has spoken publicly for the first time about his son and the deadly killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.

Shanghai - A total of 72 people died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in China in the first two months of this year, government figures showed, far more than in the whole of 2013.China reported 41 deaths and 99 cases of H7N9 avian influenza in February alone, the Na...

Oakland - Phoenix has become one of the best story lines in the NBA this season, but after losing to Golden State on Sunday, the Suns are now outside the top-8 in the Western Conference and battling for a spot in the upcoming playoffs.

Novooleksiyivka - Diplomatic efforts to calm the Ukraine crisis inched forward Monday, with Moscow saying it would consider Western proposals for talks on the standoff but insisting Crimea had the right to secede.Britain said Russian President Vladimir Putin had promise...

Hanoi - Boats and aircraft searching for traces of a Malaysian jet that vanished with 239 people on board homed in Monday on a remote Vietnamese island after possible debris was spotted floating nearby.

Los Angeles - The LA Dodgers made big news during this winter when they added Cuban infielder Alex Guerrero, but the youngster hasn't dazzled in the filed and that has led to rumors the team could open the 2014 MLB season with Dee Gordon at second base.

Edmonton - The LA Kings are playing their best hockey of the year, winning for the seventh straight game with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

American Idol winner and country music singer Scotty McCreery is taking the country industry by storm with his single "See You Tonight."

Edmonton - March 8 was International Women's Day, which was marked with marches and events all over the world. In Edmonton, one of the IWD events was a march.

Tucson - It was the bottom of the fifth inning on Saturday. UC Santa Barbara had just replaced its starter, and Gauchos reliever Hector Lujan was warming up on the mound. With the game tied at 3-3, the bases were loaded for Kevin Newman.

Toronto - Ervin Santana has changed his mind once again, now the veteran pitcher has decided he wants to sign a contract now and not wait until June and that has a few MLB teams looking at adding the 31-year-old.