OSLO, Norway -- Arab Spring or European Union? Speculation ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday is split after cryptic comments by the award committee's chairman.
About 1000 people gather in Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, to form a large "99%," symbolizing the perceived income disparity between the richest Americans and the general public.
NEW YORK (AP) - Although their main concern is Wall Street practices and economic inequality, some demonstrators in New York and across the US say politicians from both major parties are to blame for policies they say protect corporate America at the ...
Libyan forces from Misrata fought with supporters of Muammar Qaddafi inside the ousted leader's hometown of Sirte, in a second day of clashes that followed a brief lull in fighting.
After two days of meetings, the consensus among NATO defense ministers is that a significant threat remains from forces loyal to Colonel Qaddafi, the ousted Libyan leader, and that civilians remain at risk, ...
US President Barack Obama's warning to Islamabad over suspected ties to militants will hurt efforts to stabilise Afghanistan and fuel anti-Americanism, the chairman of Pakistan's Senate Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday.
This would be the one at the entrance to a remote Texas hunting ground used by Perry for decades, the one painted with the name of the camp: "N----rhead.
President Obama, at an abruptly scheduled news conference on Thursday, said the weakening economy posed an “emergency.” By JACKIE CALMES WASHINGTON - In perhaps his most sober remarks about the economy this year, President Obama on Thursday described ...
TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The euro clung to its gains of the past three sessions on Friday, helped by short-covering after the European Central Bank took steps to keep banks afloat and on hopes of more policy measures to boost their ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Gold, copper and US crude were headed for weekly gains on Friday as the threat of the euro zone's debt crisis waned after the region's central bank announced steps to recapitalize banks, easing concerns that demand for fuel and energy ...
The Apple iPhone 4S maintains the same form factor as its predecessor, with a 3.5-in. screen and black and white case options. But the camera has been upgraded with 8-Mpixel resolution, better sensitivity, and faster response, among other features.
Being derivative is not necessarily a bad thing, if you "derive" wisely. In one aspect, the robot-fighting older-kids-film Real Steel steals from a film that hasn't been made -- yet (but you know the eventually will).
AP After more than a year of watching their league get picked apart, leaders of the Big 12 Conference finally made a proactive move Thursday by voting to add TCU as early as next season.
Somewhere up above, Mel Queen might just be looking down and smiling about Friday night's pitching matchup in Game 5 of the Division Series: Philadelphia's Roy Halladay against the Cardinals' Chris Carpenter for the right ...
In other opening night games, the Vancouver Canucks, who lost to the Bruins in Game Seven of last season's Stanley Cup finals, went down 4-3 in a shootout to Pittsburgh while the Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 in an Original Six ...
An international team of scientists has detected pulsed gamma rays from the neutron star at the heart of the Crab Nebula with energies far higher than theoretical pulsar models can explain.
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- An Israeli scientist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for changing the prevailing views about the atomic structure of matter with his discovery of quasicrystals.
The report said emergency rooms recorded an increase of visits from 153375 in 2001 to 248418 in 2009 among those 19 years old and younger because of traumatic brain injuries sustained in recreational activities.
The task force that sets federal disease prevention policies reportedly will recommend that men under age 75 forgo PSA screening as a routine test for prostate cancer.
