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Reports that the U.S. ambassador to Germany personally asked a German minister to keep a botched CIA rendition secret have created a political furor in Germany. German citizen Khaled el-Masri says he was wrongfully taken to Afghanistan, tortured and held for five months.

Italian Reforms Minister Roberto Calderoli resigns after violent protests in Libya over a T-shirt Calderoli wore that displayed a caricature of the prophet Muhammad. Libyan police opened fire Friday night on a crowd of young Muslim men storming the Italian consulate in Benghazi.

The trial of Saddam Hussein trial in Baghdad was delayed for several hours Wednesday when the ousted Iraqi dictator refused to attend. Later, the trial resumed without Saddam in the courtroom.

In a marketplace cluttered with new products, companies will do just about anything to grab the public's attention. Now, some companies are using short-lived "pop-up" stores to generate a little buzz.

Chefs are using unusual sea salts from around the world to flavor all sorts of food. Debbie Elliott talks to Seattle candymaker Fran Bigelow about her award-winning confection: a chocolate-covered caramel topped with smoked sea salt from Wales.

An 18-year-old from Conklin, N.Y., drove hours to attack a grocery store in a predominantly Black area of Buffalo. He is believed to have written a racist manifesto that was briefly posted online.

We take a moment to remember those killed in yesterday's mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y.

At the center of the book is the battle between obligation to one's community and the obligation to one's individual interests and needs. It's that tension that produces guilt — and it's the springboard for a collection of delightful essays.

Wednesday morning, the White House released its $7.1 billion pandemic flu plan. More than half of the money will go to ramping up vaccine technology and stockpiling future vaccines. The rest will pay for new flu treatments, as well as helping local government and foreign countries. Is the strategy enough to control a full-blown pandemic?

Many Iraqi Muslims won't be able to attend traditional Friday prayers. A curfew is in effect in Baghdad and three provinces following sectarian violence sparked by the destruction of a Shiite mosque -- and more than 200 deaths.