British police say a man has been charged with a drug offense after children were given bags of cocaine instead of candy during Halloween trick-or-treating.

Sudan's news agency says two Iranian naval ships have departed after docking at a Sudanese port for three days.

The Obama administration is denouncing in unusually harsh terms a ban on public demonstrations imposed by Bahrain, a key American ally in the Persian Gulf that is home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.

A box in which parents can leave their babies anonymously and without any legal risk has opened in a town in northwestern Russia, part of an effort activists hope will save many young lives.

It's not in Scotland. And it's missing a front yard. But anyone who has read a Sherlock Holmes novel can tell you that Scotland Yard equals London police.Perhaps no longer.

Some Catholic bishops in Poland say that Halloween is harmful because it promotes "diabolical" behavior and are asking believers not to observe it.

An Afghan army officer says a pre-dawn raid in the eastern province of Ghazni killed four Taliban and three civilian bystanders.

The Dragon has left the space station and is headed back to Earth. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station released the commercial cargo ship Sunday morning.

Spanish shepherds have led a flock of more than 2,000 sheep through central Madrid in defense of ancient grazing, migration and droving rights threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural practices.

Yemeni officials and local tribesmen say an airstrike has targeted al-Qaida militants in a house in northern Yemen, killing three people, two of them said to be Saudis.

At least seven people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a church in northern Nigeria.

Hurricane Sandy has left the Caribbean, but the death toll there continues to rise.

Police in northeastern Thailand who chased a pickup truck trying to avoid a highway checkpoint found unexpected contraband in the back of the vehicle: 16 tiger cubs.

More than 30 people have been killed today in a series of bombings and other attacks in Iraq.

Syria's state-run media say a car bomb has exploded in Damascus, causing a number of casualties.

A court in Italy has convicted former Premier Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud and sentenced him to four years in prison.

An Italian court is set to deliver verdicts against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and 10 others in a six-year-old tax fraud trial.

The wife of Eloy Gutierrez-Menoyo says the one-time Cuban rebel commander turned dissident has died. He was 77.

The Taliban are claiming responsibility for what may have been the latest insider attack against Western troops.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is welcoming the announcements of a temporary cease-fire in Syria for this weekend's Muslim holiday and is urging all countries and groups with influence to pressure all parties to stop the violence.

The Taliban's reclusive leader says insurgents will increase the number of insider attacks against coalition and Afghan forces, which have resulted in the deaths of at least 52 coalition troops so far this year.

The Obama administration is cautiously welcoming the possibility of a temporary cease-fire in Syria, saying it hopes calm might lead to political transition.

Russia's chief military officer says Syrian rebels have acquired portable air defense missiles, including U.S.-made Stinger missiles.

According to a government document, two hours after the U.S. Consulate came under attack in Benghazi, Libya, the White House was told that a militant group was claiming responsibility for the violence that killed the U.S. ambassador.

Venezuelans are celebrating the World Series almost as much as fans of the competing teams, the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants.