The parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by four boys in July were arrested Friday on abuse charges, according to Arizona police.

Four Pakistani men have been arrested in connection with last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, Italian police said Saturday.

Prosecutors have requested a pretrial confinement hearing for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan in his hospital room, according to Hasan's attorney.

Accompanied by two smitten men, a resentful Amanda Knox toyed with a knife and plunged it into her roommate's neck, a prosecutor charged in closing arguments.

Health officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.

A woman accused of cutting a Wal-Mart line and striking police officers reached a plea deal after taking the stand and denying all charges in the racially charged case.

Pope Benedict XVI will meet the Archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday, their first meeting since a Catholic overture to disaffected Anglicans.

There will be no more car giveaways, no more tearful interviews and Tom Cruise will have to find someone else's couch to jump on.

An explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China killed at least 11 workers and trapped nearly 128 underground early Saturday, state-run media reported.

If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has his way, his chamber will vote Saturday to proceed with debate on its version of the health care bill.