A young Canadian man jailed in Congo following the country's tense presidential elections has been freed and could return home within the next week, a friend says.
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AP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords vows to return to Congress in a new book that describes her months of intense therapy and her emotional struggle to come to terms with being shot in the head at point-blank range.
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LIMA, Peru – Hundreds of archaeological artifacts taken from the citadel of Machu Picchu a century ago have finally returned to the Peruvian highlands.
Peru's Culture Ministry says the first 366 relics have arrived in Cuzco, a jumping-off point for tourists visiting the Inca ruins. They include...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The church where Jean-Bertrand Aristide once preached and military thugs tried to assassinate him is a ruin now, destroyed by the earthquake that left much of Haiti's capital in ruins, but the allure of the priest-turned-president remains strong among the jobless men who...
NEW YORK – The producers of Broadway's "American Idiot" say Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong will return to the hit musical for its final three weeks.
Armstrong, who is also the show's composer and co-author, will return to the role he created as St. Jimmy on April 5 through closing...
-- Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe is to return to competitive swimming and is targeting the 2012 London Olympics to add to his impressive medals tally.
The 28-year-old Australian confirmed his decision at a press conference in Sydney Wednesday saying a visit to the "extraordinary"...
About 2,000 Marines and sailors return home to Camp Pendleton after a seven month deployment overseas.
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PHILADELPHIA – Davey Lopes has informed the Philadelphia Phillies he won't return as first-base coach, the team says.
Lopes spent the last four seasons with the Phillies, and played a significant role in the team's success in stealing bases. Under Lopes, the Phillies led the league in...
Nalbandian scores win in ATP Tour return
WASHINGTON, Argentine David Nalbandian scored a win Monday in his first ATP event since April, downing Rajeev Ram in a first-round Legg Mason Tennis Classic match.
Nalbandian, the former world No. 3, dispatched Ram 6-4, 6-0, converting on the only...
Lackey silences boo birds, beats Angels
Red Sox right-hander narrowly outduels Weaver in return to L.A.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - John Lackey expected a little appreciation of his eight years with the Los Angeles Angels. He got mostly boos in his return to Orange County, perplexing the Angels' former...
Thieves return replica of Roman statue
BUFFALO, N.Y., A statue stolen from Buffalo's replica of the Roman Trevi Fountain was returned intact in time for the city's annual Italian Heritage Festival, officials said.
Pranksters took off with the 6-foot, 150-pound statue of Oceanus, the Titan...
A "welcome home" team of eager scientists is anxiously awaiting this month's return of a Japanese asteroid probe and its planned nosedive into Australia because — just maybe — it is toting a tiny, but prized, piece of space rock.
If all goes well, the sample return capsule of Japan's Hayabusa...
Sherlock Holmes to return to big screen
HOLLYWOOD, (UPI) -- It's elementary, dear moviegoers, "Sherlock Holmes" will have a sequel with U.S. actor Robert Downey Jr. reprising the title role.
Warner Brothers said the sequel would debut in mid-December of 2011, reuniting Downey, Jude Law as Dr...
Return To Sender
A police officer attempts to stop a car for speeding and the guy gradually increases his speed until he's topping 100 mph.
He eventually realizes he can't escape and finally pulls over.
The cop approaches the car and says, "It's been a long day and my tour is almost over...
Sirius Brings Back Two Music Channels
Saying it was responding to customer feedback, Sirius XM Radio on Tuesday announced the return of two music channels: The Strobe and Backspin.
The channels return to the satellite radio company's lineup on Jan. 15.
The Strobe will showcase the songs and...
Pop superstars turn 50
* Jacko
Michael Jackson
Jackson is one of the most successful recording artists of all time
Michael Jackson, one of pop music's biggest stars, celebrates his 50th birthday today.
Use our interactive timeline to find out more about the ups and...