The Pope's former butler Paolo Gabriele is convicted of stealing confidential papers and sentenced to three years in jail, reduced to 18 months due to his prior clean record.
The presidential race appeared to be tightening back up in key battleground states in the wake of Wednesday's debate, as Mitt Romney closed the gap and even edged past President Obama in a trio of polls released Friday.
President Obama and his campaign moved into damage-control mode Thursday after being battered by Mitt Romney on the debate stage the night before, arguing that Romney gained the edge by pretending to be someone he's not -- and saying the campaign will "make adjustments" going forward.
Turkey's parliament authorises its troops to launch cross-border operations into Syria, following the deaths of two women and three children in shelling by Syria
Vice President Biden said Tuesday that the middle class has been "buried the last four years" -- a practically gift-wrapped gaffe that Republicans immediately grabbed to hammer President Obama on the eve of the first presidential debate.
The BBC says it is to contact police to help with any investigations into "serious and disturbing" allegations against the late TV presenter Sir Jimmy Savile.
