More Americans than expected filed for jobless benefits last week, adding to a recent batch of soft economic data, stoking fresh concerns about the recovery's strength.
Blushing brides wear white gowns made of silk and lace, but for Laxmi Sargara her wedding attire included a diaper. The Indian bride wed her husband, Rakesh, at just one-year-old. He was just three-years-old. Seventeen years later, the child bride has had her marriage annulled, setting a history-making precedent.
The latest photos suggest that the magnitude of Pyongyang?s military build-up might have been grossly exaggerated.
A real life horror film could have played out on a Utah hiking trail had deadly booby traps not been discovered. Two men have been arrested for the act under suspicion of misdemeanor reckless endangerment. The authorities are stating that the Utah booby traps came from evil minds.
Bank of China <601988.SS>, the country's No.3 lender by market value, posted on Thursday a near 10 percent rise in first-quarter net profit but the figure fell below expectations as flat net interest margins offset a rise in fee income.
Royal Dutch Shell, the world's third largest oil and gas company, reported a $7.7 billion profit in the first quarter on Thursday, giving the company an 11 percent increase compared to the same period a year ago.
Four Indian public sector companies along with two private players Monnet Ispat & Energy and Jindal Steel & Power are among the twenty five companies shortlisted for investing in gold and copper mines in Badakhsan, Zarkashan, Balkhab and Shaida region of Afghanistan.
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor reported Thursday a profit of 2.45 trillion won ($2.2 billion) in the first quarter, which is up 31 percent compared to the same period a year ago.
South Korea's economy expanded 0.9 percent in the first quarter with exports making gains and domestic demand improving, data released by the Bank of Korea (BoK) Thursday showed.
Asian shares gained on Thursday, retaining positive momentum as the Federal Reserve reassured markets that it will keep its highly accommodating stance to support growth, and optimism grew over strong corporate earnings after Apple Inc's robust results.
Liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer Wednesday were concerned with how Arizona's immigration enforcement law would operate on the ground.
Ron Paul has been a favorite among members of the armed forces this election cycle -- until March.
Marine Corp Sergeant Gary Stein has been discharged from the Marine Corps after criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook.
The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday showed support for a key component of Arizona's immigration law that requires local police to check the immigration status of those suspected of being in the country illegally.
There are men in the Philadelphia area dressing as Muslim women, carrying out bank robberies and a homicide and an Islamic group wants it to stop. The members of Majlis Ash Shura have taken a proactive approach to crime solving and have offered a $20,000 reward for information that lead to the suspects' arrest and conviction.
China announced Wednesday that it will send its African envoy, Zhong Jianhua, to Sudan and South Sudan with the hope of brokering peace talks between the two rival nations which have recently been engaged in border skirmishes that threaten to escalate into an all-out war.
Will Burger King save America?
Joran Van Der Sloot, who is the only suspect in the 2005 disappearance case of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway, will reportedly be extradited from Peru to the U.S. within the next three months to face extortion charges. But will the US also charge him for murder?
On April 25, Burger King Corp. became the world's first fast food chain to get all of its eggs and pork from cage-free chickens and pigs.By 2017, the world's second-biggest fast-food restaurant will cater to customers who seek more humanely produced fare.
The side effects of antidepressants far outweigh their minimal benefits, according to a new study.
AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN), Penkse Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: PAG) and Sonic Automotive Inc.( NYSE: SAH), the three largest auto dealer groups, each reported profit growth in the first quarter, demonstrating the quarter's strong auto sales.
The Salton Sea is disappearing at an astounding rate, and some environmentalists are fighting the uphill battle for a timely restoration.
