Christians remove objects from a burned church in the working-class neighborhood of Imbaba in Cairo on May 8. Editor's note: Ian Lee is a freelance reporter who was at the scene of sectarian tension in Cairo, Egypt, ...

On April 25, half a dozen officials from the CME Group, which runs many of the nation's commodities exchanges, met via videophone to discuss the eye-popping rise in the price of silver, which had doubled in just six ...

"We've got absolutely no idea who's coming on or whether they'll be good or awful," Cowell tells the audience, whom he refers to as the "fifth judge" and implores to be as "badly behaved as you want.

It was one thing to ride the one-armed man to the end of an emotional homecourt playoff victory. It would be another to attempt to do it for an entire game.

RAMALLAH, West Bank - President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority beseeched a group of visiting American Jews on Sunday to urge Congress not to cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in aid as a result of his recent unity ...

Outfielder's two-run drive in the seventh inning helps LA end a skid at four games. Clayton Kershaw is solid for 6 2/3 innings.

One of Apple's favourite strategies for creating fake media buzz around its products has backfired, with four people reportedly injured in a fight at a Beijing Apple store.

The death of the Al Qaeda leader could push the Afghanistan-based Taliban toward peace talks, but it could also make the group even more motivated to fight the West.

LOS ANGELES -- "Thor," the first in a line of four superhero films to be released this summer, banged into theaters this weekend and enjoyed a thunderous debut.

Sony has been forced to remove the stolen names and partial addresses of 2500 sweepstakes contestants posted on a hacked website owned by the Japanese-based corporation.

A Chevron gas pump is shown at a Chevron gas station in Encinitas, California April 28, 2011. Chevron Corporation will announce first quarter earnings on April 29.

The RX Acculink carotid stent has now been approved for both high risk and standard surgical risk patients by the FDA. It was used only for patients with clogged neck arteries who could not undergo surgery because of a high risk of complications; ...

May 9 (Bloomberg) -- The euro rose against the dollar and yen on prospects the region's debt crisis won't keep the European Central Bank from increasing interest rates further.

Lucas Glover beat Jonathan Byrd in a playoff to win golf's Wells Fargo Championship, his first victory on the US PGA Tour since the 2009 US Open.

THE EUROPEAN authorities are bracing for a new Greek bailout as anxiety intensifies over the lack of market confidence in the current €110 billion rescue plan for the country.

Garry Jones/AP Animal Kingdom, the son of a Brazilian-bred stallion and a German-bred mare, after winning the Derby. Medication rules are more strict overseas.

BAGHDAD -- BAGHDAD-Six policemen, including three high-ranking officers, and 11 prisoners were killed in a six-hour gun battle inside the heavily fortified compound of the Interior Ministry in Baghdad Saturday evening, ...

Mother's Day came early this year, catching some otherwise-conscientious people by surprise. Here are some ideas for how to celebrate Mom even if you didn't plan ahead.