The United States government shutdown has reached far beyond its borders. International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde appeared on "Meet the Press" to give her take on the situation.
Despite abortion being legal in some cases, many women find trouble getting a safe procedure to terminate their pregnancy.
All eyes are on the Senate as Oct. 17 draws closer. Some Republicans now say they overreached at first.
In 1942, after Brazil -- as an ally -- declared war on Imperial Japan, thousands of Japanese residents in the country were either arrested or deported.
According to Russia, al Qaeda-linked Syrian rebel groups are receiving chemical weapon training in Afghanistan.
The U.S. wants a security deal this month, but Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants to stall it until after the presidential election next April.
BRICS nations made little progress toward setting up a $100 billion currency-reserve pool, as disagreements cropped up over its details.
A planet is found wandering without a star; Jupiter and Saturn may be studded with diamonds.
The Chinese bought 1.59 million autos in September: The Ford Focus was in front last month, but still trails the VW Lavida for the year.
Most female parliamentarians are in Latin American and sub-Saharan African countries.
The focus will be on U.S., U.K. and euro-zone inflation, as well as China’s Q3 GDP, industrial production and retail sales.
Raul Jimenez scored a sensational goal to give Mexico a vital World Cup qualifying win over Panama.
The U.S. debt ceiling has existed only since 1917. In the 96 years since, the way it has been dealt with by the government has changed -- a lot.
Graham Zusi and Jozy Altidore scored as the United States beat Jamaica 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier.
Krokodil, the deadly flesh-eating drug that is believed to have arrived in the U.S., may have hit New York, according to a new report.
It is estimated that as many as 100,000 cattle have been killed as the result of the unseasonal snowstorm that dropped as much as four feet of snow on western South Dakota.
The betting odds favor Juan Manuel Marquez in his title fight with Timothy Bradley.
The White House and the GOP are now talking with each other, but neither side is calling it a negotiation.
A European court ruled Thursday that a major Estonian news portal can be held liable for anonymous comments posted by users.
Some people willingly travel for fun to the world’s most reclusive nation, a dirt-poor, hostile, family-run dictatorship. I went with them.
HTC reassures that the Verizon HTC One will update to Android 4.3 while the update for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus is uncertain.
LeAnn Rimes' ex-husband Dean Sheremet says that her affair caught him by surprise.