A U.S. woman indicted for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, attempted to commit suicide in 2005, according to a police report.

Heavy fighting flared in the Somali capital Thursday, a day after a battle between government forces and Al-Shabaab rebels left 29 dead and scores injured.

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that this week's explosion of violence is not driven by religious tensions between Christians and Muslims.

The situation in Haiti "remains dire," U.S. President Barack Obama says, adding that the rainy season will exacerbate a desperate need for food, medicine and shelter.

Boris Berezovsky wins his UK libel case against a Russian broadcaster which claimed the Russian oligarch was behind the poisoning of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.

The United States will hold both Israel and the Palestinians responsible for any steps that make peace between them more difficult, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday.

When former in-house defense attorney Dimitrios Biller resigned from his top post at Toyota, he walked out with something potentially more valuable than his nearly $4 million severance package.

Former 1980s teen movie actor and heartthrob Corey Haim died early Wednesday, authorities said.

Wayne Rooney (right) scores twice as Manchester United crush AC Milan 4-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League and ruin David Beckham's return to Old Trafford.