A military judge wants to hear from the Supreme Court before starting the first war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay prison.

U.S. officials say experts are monitoring nuclear facilities in China's earthquake zone.

The U.S. government says it will ship an additional US$20 million in emergency food aid to the Caribbean country.

China's "one-child policy" has been a contentious issue both inside the country and out. But it's taken on a tragic dimension this week as many couples mourn the loss of their only child in Monday's massive earthquake.

The announcement comes as the U.N. says the country's military leaders are keeping aid agencies in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering.

The State Department says the deal will provide 500,000 metric tons of food aid to the closed-off communist nation over the coming year.

A Chinese state news agency says new aftershocks have cut off roads and telecommunications in the quake-hit province.

Pope Benedict XVI says traditional marriage is an irreplaceable good for the entire society, and calls the union between man and woman the "natural cradle" of life.

The international Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Myanmar in the coming days.

Zimbabwe's electoral commission says a presidential runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27th.