A 19th-century tunnel under the River Thames that was hailed as a wonder of Victorian engineering has reopened to pedestrians for two days.

China accused the United States of destabilizing the world economy and meddling on Friday — its standard response to Washington's annual review of Beijing's human rights record.

Pope Benedict XVI is to meet with the Germany's top bishop amid the spiraling abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church is his homeland.

Police say at least 39 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.

The Thai capital braced for possible violence as anti-government activists launched what they hope will be one of the country's biggest protests in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections.