Los Angeles (AP):Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty yesterday to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop superstar's death as the case moved rapidly towards trial."Your Honour, I am an innocent man," ...

Kuala Lumpur (AP):Malaysia and South Korea announced plans yesterday to prosecute 12 captured Somali pirates in what maritime officials praised as a move that might deter the hijacking of ships off East Africa....

MOSCOW (AP): Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed revenge yesterday for the suicide bombing that killed 35 people at a Moscow airport, a familiar tough-on-terrorism stance that has underpinned his power but also resulted...

MADERA, California (AP):Madera County authorities are investigating the deaths of a five-year-old girl and her mother. Sheriff's officials say deputies were called to a home in the small, unincorporated community ...

CAIRO (AP):Egypt's top security official accused an al-Qaida-inspired group in the Gaza Strip on Sunday of being behind the New Year's Day suicide bombing that killed 21 people outside a Coptic Christian church in the Mediterranean port city...

ATLANTA (AP):A federal judge upheld Georgia's law banning guns in churches and other places of worship by dismissing a lawsuit Monday that claims the ban violates constitutional rights to freedom of religion and bearing arms.The lawsuit had been filed...