Britain's opposition Labour Party elected Ed Miliband as its new leader Saturday, four months after Prime Minister Gordon Brown resigned from the post when his party lost the election.
The power of any pastor over his or her parishioners is derived from their "calling" to minister the Gospel from God, or as some call it, the anointing by the Holy Spirit. But the role of a pastor -- the Bible speaks to being a shepherd of a flock -- also comes from the belief that it is their moral standing as the earthly representative of God to lead their congregations spiritually.
Artwork that used to adorn the walls and halls of Lehman Brothers' offices in London is expected to fetch 2 million pounds ($3.1 million) when it goes up for auction Wednesday.
The Obama administration has invoked the state secret privilege in seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed to prevent the U.S. from targeting a Yemeni-American cleric and militant for assassination.
A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of an openly lesbian former Air Force major who was dismissed from the military under the government's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
A plane carrying 273 people was flying from Canada to Pakistan when it was forced to land. A caller told authorities a passenger had explosives with him.
Tropical Storm Matthew was battering the northern coast of Honduras with heavy rains and winds early Saturday, bringing with it a threat of flash floods and mudslides, forecasters said.
China on Saturday demanded an apology and compensation from Japan over the detention of its fishing boat captain seized near disputed waters, Chinese state media reported.
Actress Lindsay Lohan posted $300,000 bail and was released from jail late Friday, authorities said. Earlier, a judge ordered the actress back to jail following a failed drug test, but that decision was later overturned.