Pope Benedict XVI is canonizing five new saints, including Portugal's 14th century independence leader and an Italian monk who died of the plague after tending to the sick. ...more

April 26, 2009

A Venice man was charged with 766 counts of possession of child pornography after a repair technician found about 4,000 images on his computer. ...more

July 9, 2008

A United Nations human rights envoy entered Myanmar for the first time in four years Sunday on a mission to uncover how many people were killed and detained since September's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. ...more

November 12, 2007

Myanmar's military leaders said weapons had been seized from Buddhist monasteries and announced dozens of new arrests Sunday, defying global outrage over its violent repression of protestors who sought an end to 45 years of dictatorship. ...more

October 8, 2007