The young Afghan girl sits in the center of the room, weeping. Using her hand and her blue scarf to hide her face, she recounts how she was brutally raped by five gunmen. Her family members threaten to commit suicide unless the rapists are caught and punished. Activists say the young girl's tragic story is a common one in war-ravaged Afghanistan.

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A U.S. athlete who overcame the chaos of war in Sudan to become a middle-distance runner in the United States will carry the American flag during Friday's opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Games.

The former driver for Osama bin Laden told a military court Thursday that he never suspected bin Laden was a terrorist until after the September 11, 2001, attacks.

The U.S. military is using wooden crates, called "segregation boxes," to hold violent detainees in Iraq. Some of the boxes are only 3 feet by 3 feet by 6 feet -- barely big enough to hold an average Iraqi man. Human rights advocates have raised concerns, but the military says detainees in the boxes are being treated humanely.

A judge Thursday ordered Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick jailed after determining he violated terms of his bond by taking an unauthorized trip to Canada last month.

With the Democratic National Convention less than three weeks away, Sen. Hillary Clinton is making it clear that she wants the voices of her supporters heard.

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According to UNICEF, there are 143 million children in the world who have lost one or both parents.