The ETA statement, published in Basque newspapers on April 20, said it regretted the harm caused by its violent campaign for an independent homeland.

"We've been blessed in this city to have Barbara Bush as an outstanding example of a person who is truly involved in the city."

Cuba’s new leader may feel he has to show public fealty to the older generation of the country’s revolutionary leaders.

The Italian government granted citizenship to Alfie Evans, a seriously ill British toddler, in a last-minute effort to prevent doctors in England from withdrawing life-support.

"Eighty percent of the farm bill is around the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It's significant when we hear it's going to include some dramatic cuts."

Protests against proposed social security legislation led to the deaths of more than two dozen people.