• U.S. Embassy Probes Iraq Kidnap Report

  The U.S. Embassy said it was investigating reports that an American civilian was kidnapped Friday in southern Iraq. A U.S. civilian and two Iraqis were abducted in the northern part of the city.

• Watchdog: China Detains 3 Church Leaders After House Raid

  Police arrested three Christian church leaders in a raid on a gathering at a private home in northeastern China, a U.S.-based monitoring group reported Wednesday.

• Pat Robertson Makes Dire Prediction For 2007

  Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday that God has told him that a terrorist attack on the United States would cause a 'mass killing' late in 2007.

• Michigan Mourners Honor State's only President

  Some carried their winter caps in their hands. Some held children's hands, while others snapped off military salutes.

• Vietnam Vet Sues Diocese for Alleged Abuse by Priest

  A former Marine and Vietnam War veteran filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and a church in the city, accusing them of doing nothing to stop a priest from sexuall