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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez sang, danced and gave a marathon speech at the launch of his re-election bid, offering a preview of a campaign in which he is likely to push his limits trying to show Venezuelans he is emerging from cancer's shadow....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Undeterred by a sudden escalation in the Kremlin's crackdown on the opposition, tens of thousands of Russians flooded Moscow's tree-lined boulevards Tuesday in the first mass protest against President Vladimir Putin since his inauguration in May....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Undeterred by a sudden escalation in the Kremlin's crackdown on the opposition, tens of thousands of Russians flooded Moscow's tree-lined boulevards Tuesday in the first mass protest against President Vladimir Putin since his inauguration in May....

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A judicial investigation has concluded Pakistan's former ambassador to the U.S. did write a secret letter to American officials requesting their help in reining in the powerful army last year, a lawmaker and state media said Tuesday. The finding could lead to treason charges against the envoy....

CAIRO (AP) -- Medical officials say Hosni Mubarak's condition has stabilized after the former president slipped in an out of consciousness over the past 24 hours....

LONDON (AP) -- One thing is often said about Queen Elizabeth II's oldest granddaughter, Zara Phillips: she thrives under pressure. It's about to be a very useful skill....

SANDY HOOK, N.J. (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard says a reported explosion on a motor yacht off central New Jersey likely was a hoax and that an extensive search and rescue operation cost hundreds of thousands of dollars....

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- Defense lawyers called Dottie Sandusky to the witness stand Tuesday, part of their effort to tout Jerry Sandusky's reputation as a family man and community stalwart....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barry Bonds. Guilty on a technicality. At least that's how much of the public sees it. It's all that came out of a seven-year investigation into baseball's home run king....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian investigators searched the homes of several key opposition figures and summoned them for questioning shortly before Tuesday's anti-Putin rally started. Here is a look at some of those leading the protests....

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- A new group backed by Bahrain's crown prince says it hopes to bridge divides in a nation wracked by 16 months of unrest between the ruling Sunni monarchy and Shiite-led protesters....

GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) -- A central Ohio man killed his ex-wife outside an apartment when she arrived to pick up their two children, and their 13-year-old son called an emergency dispatcher to report the stabbing, police said....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Russians flooded Moscow's tree-lined boulevards Tuesday in the first massive protest against President Vladimir Putin's rule since his inauguration in May - a rally that came even as police interrogated key opposition leaders....

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican is stressing the need for American nuns to faithfully promote age-old church teaching following a high-level meeting over Rome's recent crackdown on the largest umbrella group of U.S. sisters....

LONDON (AP) -- One thing is often said about Queen Elizabeth II's oldest granddaughter, Zara Phillips: she thrives under pressure. It's about to be a very useful skill....

MADRID (AP) -- Investors continue to find more questions than answers in Spain's decision to seek help for its ailing bank sector and tap a (EURO)100 billion ($125 billion) euro area bailout fund....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are hoping that late campaign appearances by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will help push her hand-picked successor to victory in a special congressional election in Arizona....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are hoping that late campaign appearances by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will help push her hand-picked successor to victory in a special congressional election in Arizona....

CHICAGO (AP) -- There are many theories about what has caused a recent spike in Chicago's homicide rate, including a splintering of established drug gangs, the warm winter and high unemployment in some neighborhoods that seem a world away from the city's beaches, lush parks and skyscrapers....

CHICAGO (AP) -- There are many theories about what has caused a recent spike in Chicago's homicide rate, including a splintering of established drug gangs, the warm winter and high unemployment in some neighborhoods that seem a world away from the city's beaches, lush parks and skyscrapers....