
Nov 17 - By Andrew Whalen, Associated Press Writer
Peruvian officials said Tuesday that an air force officer has confessed to passing national security secrets to Chile, where President Michelle Bachelet denied the espionage allegations, calling them offensive.
Oct 19 - By Associated Press
A Catholic Church official in Portugal says that comments by Nobel literature laureate Jose Saramago about the Bible are "offensive."

Oct 14 - By Associated Press
Robert Allenby said Wednesday he has apologized to Anthony Kim about his comments after losing to the American in the Presidents Cup, and both golfers said the issue was over.
Oct 9 - By Associated Press
In a week full of Washington Redskins distractions, here's another one: The starting backfield of Clinton Portis and Mike Sellers had a bit of a spat.

Aug 18 - By Sarah Karush, Associated Press Writer
Members of the nation's oldest black sorority are alleging more financial misdeeds by their president, who is already accused of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars of the group's money on questionable expenses, including a wax statue of herself.
Aug 7 - By Associated Press
New Jersey police said a shotgun was brandished after two brothers argued about a sandwich for their mother. The argument began in Anthony Pilla's Bridgewater house, where the mother lives. Police said Pilla's brother threw his cap and glasses at the 49-year-old old.

Jul 29 - By Don Babwin, Associated Press Writer
Members of the country's oldest black sorority are suing to remove their president, alleging that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of the group's money on herself — some of it to pay for a wax statue in her own likeness.

Jul 17 - By Robert Millward, AP Sports Writer
Looks like Sandy Lyle can forget about being vice captain at the Ryder Cup.
Jun 22 - By Associated Press
A teenage girl who balked at paying for a set of inch-long, pumpkin-orange fake fingernails in a dispute at a Mount Vernon nail salon said a nail technician grabbed her and tried to pry the nails off. The 48-year-old technician told the Skagit Valley Herald that the dispute was strictly verbal.

Jun 13 - By Jay Cohen, AP Sports Writer
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez definitely knows who Brian Bruney is now.
May 20 - By Shannon Dininny, Associated Press Writer
A classic or vintage American wine?

May 10 - By Associated Press
Luxembourg's prime minister hit out at the tone of a campaign against tax evasion by Germany's finance minister and his party leader, according to an interview published Sunday, the latest volley in a weeks-long spat.
Mar 20 - By Brian Mahoney, AP Basketball Writer
The NBA's referees union criticized the league on Friday for fining an official who was involved in a dispute with Boston coach Doc Rivers.
Mar 19 - By Associated Press
A "Project Runway" finalist admits that she "gently" tossed her cat onto a bed. But Kenley Collins denies that she used the feline as a weapon during a spat with her ex-fiance.

Mar 11 - By Stephanie Reitz, Associated Press Writer
Few Connecticut residents are calling foul on UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun's recent outburst to a blogger who pressed him on his $1.6 million annual salary.
Mar 9 - By Associated Press
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered Clive Cussler to pay $13.9 million in legal fees to the production company that turned his novel "Sahara" into a box-office flop.
Feb 24 - By Associated Press
The leaders of the Connecticut General Assembly's higher education committee say UConn coach Jim Calhoun should be reprimanded for his tirade at a freelance journalist who questioned his $1.6 million salary.

Feb 22 - By Associated Press
Governors usually don't argue about whether they should take money from the federal government, just how much they should get. Yet some chief executives are divided over President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan and whether the billions it offers is always a good deal.

Feb 22 - By Associated Press
To take federal stimulus money for your state or not to take it.
Dec 11 - By Matt Moore, Associated Press Writer
Germany's finance minister has taken a public swipe at Britain's economic stimulus package, calling it a "crass" plan that would encumber the next generation with more debt than ever before.
Oct 30 - By Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press Writer
A World Trade Organization appeals panel issued a ruling Thursday in a U.S.-India dispute over tariffs on American wine and spirits, but the decision neither overturned nor upheld an earlier ruling that sided with India.
Sep 10 - By Associated Press
An Israeli Cabinet minister called the Chinese ambassador Wednesday to apologize after Israel's only Beijing Olympics medalist used a curse to describe the Chinese in a newspaper interview.

Sep 3 - By Dan Gelston, AP Sports Writer
Sheldon Brown didn't need a YouTube video to get his message out to agent Drew Rosenhaus: Keep my name out of your mouth.

Jun 27 - By Associated Press
Thailand has suspended its decision to support Cambodia's bid to have an 11th century temple near the Thai border declared a world landmark, the deputy prime minister said Tuesday.

Mar 26 - By Kwang-Tae Kim, Associated Press Writer
South Korea withdrew officials from a joint economic office with North Korea at Pyongyang's request Thursday in a diplomatic spat stemming from Seoul's new tougher stance on the North's nuclear disarmament.