The Associated Press

Beaned badly in only major league plate appearance in 2005, public campaign leads to at-bat with Marlins.

The Los Angeles Times reported that two recent graduates claim university officials fomented a hostile campus climate for Jewish students by failing to curb anti-Israel protests.

A shell fired from inside Syria landed on a home in a Turkish village, killing a woman, her three daughters and another woman, and wounding at least 10 others.

International rights group releases 43-page report detailing severe abuses such as torture of detainees, arrests without warrants, and unfair trials.

Powerful explosions rock government controlled districts of Aleppo; activists report more than 90 wounded, heavy material damage.

63-year-old Alan Gross, in prison in Cuba since late 2009, may have a cancerous growth on his shoulder, according to a U.S. doctor who has seen his medical records.

Some commentators say a local dispute may mark the beginning of a new front against the president – one launched by his own Alawite brethren.

State TV describes militant group leader Khaled Meshal as 'ungrateful and traitorous;' fighting intensifies in Damascus, as video of missing U.S. journalist surfaces.

According to a White House official, the attack targeted an unclassified network, however refused to say whether it is linked to China.

Sri Lanka topped the group with six points from three wins.

Obama was huddling with top advisers at a desert resort in Nevada, while Romney was practicing in Massachusetts before heading to Colorado, the site of the first debate before the U.S. elections in November.

Some 10,000 names were attached to the petition, addressed to Iran's labor minister, as rial hits another all-time-low against the dollar; rare protest suggests growing discontent among working class with economic policies, tightening Western sanctions.

Stuttgart prosecutors says they have not found enough evidence to show that SS members played an active role in the 1944 killing of more than 500 civilians in the Tuscan village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema.

In a statement released following a report in a Swedish newspaper, the Swedish company expresses regret, says it should have realized that the move contradicts its values.

The French team is conducting a criminal investigation into the death at the request of Arafat's widow; the PA invited the Swiss team to examine Arafat's remains.

Revered historian dies after suffering from pneumonia.

Access to Google's popular email service was blocked over an anti-Islam film posted on YouTube that sparked protests across the Muslim world.

More than 1,000 mourners attended the service for Reuven Rahamim, founder of Accent Signage Systems. Rahamim, three other Accent employees and a UPS driver making a delivery were killed on Thursday.

Turkish PM and Egypt's new president call on Russia, China, and Iran to stop backing Assad regime; Erdogan says Turkey determined to speak out against Israel's 'state terrorism.'

Court documents show Youssef, 55, legally changed his name from Nakoula Basseley Nakoula in 2002, but never told federal authorities.

The wing crossed in the 29th, 61st, and 79th minutes, adding to scores by fullback Zane Kirchner and flanker Francois Louw at Loftus Versfeld, where Australia has not won in six visits.

Former butler Paolo Gabriele is accused of photocopying the pope's correspondence and giving it to Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi.

Activists on the ground say major fire threatens to destroy the city's medieval market, which has been the scene of near-daily firefights and shelling in recent weeks.

Following a phone call between the two leaders, the White House did not say whether Obama gave any ground on giving a 'red line' to Iran; Romney also called the PM later.

61-year-old Reuven Rahamim was the owner of the business where the shooting took place; Police have not revealed the name or apparent motive of the shooter, who killed himself in the attack.