VATICAN CITY - Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation. Modern times bring with them modern sins. So the Vatican has told the faithful that they should be aware of "new" sins such as causing environmental blight.
TOKYO - Japan is unlikely to intervene to sell the yen despite its jump to eight-year peaks against the dollar as such action could raise hackles among Group of Seven countries.
ISLAMABAD - The widower of Benazir Bhutto held talks with leaders of his Pakistan People's Party on Monday to decide on a candidate for prime minister after agreeing on a coalition that could force President Pervez Musharraf from power.
The costs of military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq this year are likely to almost double to £3.297bn, a committee of MPs has warned.
A vast array of pharmaceuticals - including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones - have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows.
Ministers consider 'ultimate incest' allowing babies to be conceived with sperm and eggs made from one person's tissue
GENEVA - Trade negotiators are entering a critical period in their efforts to wrap up a new world trade agreement by the end of the year.
It's now or never for the Indo-U.S. Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, which has been stalled since India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed to garner the votes from within his own coalition to pass the deal.
Suspected militants arrested in western China earlier this year were planning attacks on the Beijing Olympics, a Chinese official says. China sees the Beijing Olympics as key to its international prestige.
Europe's new orbital cargo ship has launched from French Guiana on a mission to resupply the space station.The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is the biggest and most complex spacecraft Europe has ever tried to put in orbit.
I have demonstrated to you that there is no practical solution to this gathering of problems caused by unbridled greed and the lack of regulation to facilitate it. Now I am telling you that it is "Slipping Out Of Control."
SANTO DOMINGO - The presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela ended a border dispute on Friday with a summit handshake after a week of regional diplomacy in the face of hostile rhetoric and troop buildups.
The US Federal Reserve is making $200bn (£99bn) available to major banks in an attempt to ease concerns about a global credit crunch. It has announced increases in the size of its credit auctions to $100bn, and is also making another $100bn available through other means.
Italy's highest appeal court has ruled that married Italian women who commit adultery are entitled to lie about it to protect their honour.
The latest US unemployment figures - released on Friday - showed the number of people laid off last month at its highest for five years. US employers cut 63,000 positions from their payrolls in February, Labor Department figures revealed.