Irish abuse victims ask pope to replace bishops
DUBLIN (AP) -- Prominent Irish victims of Catholic sexual abuse have written to Pope Benedict XVI asking him to take responsibility for the church's concealment of child molestation by forcing out bishops implicated in the decades of cover-up....

Russian military calls US missile defense a threat
MOSCOW (AP) -- U.S. missile defense plans are a threat to Russian national security and have slowed down progress on a new arms control treaty with Washington, Russia's top military officer said Tuesday....

It's a wrap! Hospitals test new, more modest gown
LONDON (AP) -- The British government is getting behind a plan to replace drafty open-backed hospital gowns with versions that preserve patients' modesty....

Gates wants Iran sanctions in 'weeks, not months'
PARIS (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to see the United Nations slap sanctions on Iran in "weeks, not months."...

A meal fit for a King? No, but the plate is!
LONDON (AP) -- A British woman says she's shocked that a dusty dish on her shelf has been identified as a very valuable 260-year-old antique made for the King of Prussia....

Witness: Demjanjuk's statements inconsistent
MUNICH (AP) -- A top German investigator testified Tuesday that John Demjanjuk has given conflicting stories about where he spent the rest of World War II after being captured by the Germans in 1942....