President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, declaring she would demonstrate the same independence, integrity and passion for the law exhibited by...
U.S. missiles kill at least 24 in Pakistan
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - U.S. drone aircraft killed at least 24 suspected militants in two attacks on Tuesday in Pakistan's North Waziristan, a...
The Delaware attorney general is awake and alert
Beau Biden, seen at right in 2007, had considered running for the Senate seat his father held before becoming vice president, but ultimately...
BREAKING NEWS: Brown sacrifices himself and promises to quit as PM in last-ditch bid to do deal with Lib Dems
Last updated at 5:35 PM on 10th May 2010 Brown declares he will stand down as...
'Anti-ageing' medicines on the way
Medicines that can help people live healthy lives to 100 and beyond may be available in as little as two years, an expert has said.
The drugs have come...
A woman visiting a post office in Novara, north-western Italy, has been stopped by police for wearing an Islamic veil covering her face.
A police official told the AFP news agency the woman...
Gesture of friendship to West wins Obamas praise, enrages Communists
From left-to-right, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Chinese President Hu Jintao, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and...
Kiss woman denounces 'hypocrisy'
4 hours 47 mins ago
Buzz Up!
Print Story
A British woman jailed for kissing a man in public in Dubai has spoken of the "hypocrisy" of...
U.S. president orders unified message on Karzai's legitimacy
Vice President Joe Biden and Afghan President Hamid Karzai watch as President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters at the...
New poll shows majority want Brown out
3 hours 17 mins ago
Almost two-thirds of voters think Gordon Brown should concede defeat in the General Election and...
RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestinian president on Thursday accused Hamas of smuggling large amounts of weapons into the West Bank as part of the militant group's efforts to undermine his...
NAIROBI, Kenya - Attackers in Burundi chopped off the limbs of a 5-year-old albino boy and pulled out his mother's eye, killing them over the belief that their body parts would bring wealth and...
NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic guns hijacked a chemical tanker off East Africa with 22 crew members on board, the European Union Naval force...
Conservatives, Liberal Democrats to hold talks after inconclusive election
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, left, and Conservative Party leader David Cameron, seen in London on Saturday...
4 workers injured, 66 others still underground four hours after explosion
MOSCOW - A methane blast at a Siberian coal mine killed at least seven people, Russian news agencies reported on...
NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic guns hijacked a chemical tanker off East Africa with 22 crew members on board, the European Union Naval force...
Harrods sold to Qatar Holding for £1.5bn as Mohamed al-Fayed retires
Sold...The Harrods store in Knightsbridge, London.
Fayed invested £400m in Harrods, which was founded in 1840...
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leave a dinner at Komi, a Greek and Mediterranean restaurant, in Dupont Circle in Washington , Friday, May 7, 2010.
WASHINGTON - The new...
Obamas 1st attempt to broker peace can now go ahead
MAJDI MOHAMMED / AP
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, is seen during a meeting with the PLO executive committee and the Fatah...