Attorneys grill potential jurors on second day of George Zimmerman trial
Attorneys grilled potential jurors for a second day Tuesday as the trial continued for George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch captain accused of murdering teen Trayvon Martin. Jury selection is expected to take all week, if not longer ...

Chicago Tactics Put Major Dent in Killing Trend
but the details of some — a 9-year-old shot on Wednesday as he rode in his mother’s car; a 15-year-old who the police say had gang ties killed about four blocks from Mr. Obama’s Chicago home in April; a 6-month-old, Jonylah Watkins ...

Egypt's opposition says 'too late' for unity talks
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's largest opposition grouping said Tuesday that calls by the president for national reconciliation talks come "too late," as activists geared up for a street protest campaign at the end of the month to demand his ouster. President ...

Suicide blast in Kabul kills 17 at Supreme Court
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber struck outside the Supreme Court in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 39 in the second consecutive day of militant attacks in the heart of Kabul. The Taliban claimed ...

Gorbachev in hospital, spokesman says
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev speaks during his open lecture ''Does a man changes history, or history change a man?” in Moscow, Russia, in March. (Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko, AP) MOSCOW (AP) — A spokesman for Mikhail ...

Spokesman: Gorbachev in Hospital for Tests
A spokesman for Mikhail Gorbachev says the 82-year-old former Soviet president is in the Kremlin's hospital for tests. Vladimir Polyakov told The Associated Press that Gorbachev was taken to the hospital in suburban Moscow on Tuesday.