Another Tibetan self-immolated today in China, bringing the total number of people to 20 in the past year who have taken the drastic steps to protest Chinese rule and support...

Washington lawmakers have legalized same-sex marriage, making it the seventh state to allow gay couples to marry,...

Afghan government officials remained skeptical about reports that over 20 children have died in refugee camps from the cold,...

Diamond Foods Inc. has removed its CEO and CFO and will restate its earnings for 2010 and 2011 following the discovery of payments to walnut growers that were improperly...

A survey released today by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys reveals that almost half of US bankruptcy lawyers have seen a significant increase in the...

US officials in Texas today announced prison terms of up to six years for nine local men and women convicted of buying guns for the feared Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas while...

The death toll from the sinking of an overloaded boat of Dominican migrants rose to 47 on Wednesday evening, after rescue workers recovered 22 more bodies from the sea.

One of the girls who accused Los Angeles teacher Mark Springer of sexual assault has recalled her statements,...

Violence escalated in the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday, the fifth day it has been bombarded by tanks in its streets,...

In 50 million to 200 million years, Asia and the Americas will merge and form a supercontinent reminiscent of Pangaea,...

NEW YORK — Housekeepers in New York City hotels will be given personal panic buttons, a provision that comes shortly after the incident when a maid claimed Dominique...

How did Rick Santorum celebrate the biggest night of his political career? How else, he went to church.

The morning after victories in Missouri, Minnesota and...

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich will return to his home state of Georgia next week, his campaign announced today,...

The Canadian government encouraged its spy agency to use information extracted through torture,...

The US government is may cut the size of its embassy in Iraq, which is the largest and most expensive diplomatic mission,...

A Chinese police chief, who is also the deputy mayor of the large city Chongqing, has taken leave on Wednesday, as rumors circulate that he is seeking asylum in the United...

Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives, claims his resignation yesterday was given under duress....

LONDON – Aircraft maker Airbus has been ordered to inspect the entire global fleet of A380 superjumbo planes after the airline Qantas discovered tiny cracks in wing...

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A European Union official has said the member states plan to enact harsher sanctions on Syria in response to the violent conflict that is sweeping the...

Ten suspected militants were killed in north-west Pakistan on Wednesday after an unmanned US drone aircraft fired two missiles at an insurgent hideout, Pakistani security...

Turkey is reportedly preparting a new initiative with countries who oppose the Syria in response to its bloody crackdown on unrest in response to the "fiasco" of...

An Australian thief turned crime fighter, turning himself into police with a phone he stole containing what he suspected to be child pornography on the memory card.

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US consumer groups have petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to subject a genetically engineered version of the Atlantic salmon to a more rigorous review process...

Hackers claiming to be part of the Anonymous group demanded $50,000 from Symantec, the biggest maker of anti-virus software, before releasing stolen source code for several...