Eric Linton

Two roadside bombs killed at least 11 people and wounded 38 in a Baghdad market Saturday, police and hospital sources said, breaking weeks of relative calm.

Oct 20, 2012

President Barack Obama led in three Midwestern states in polls released Thursday, while the Mitt Romney campaign, apparently confident of carrying North Carolina, is beginning to shift its staff there to Ohio.

Oct 18, 2012

A Libyan Islamist militia commander accused of leading the Sept. 11 assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi said Thursday he was there that night, but denied he was involved in the attack.

Oct 18, 2012

The World Trade Organization forbade China Thursday to impose duties on certain U.S. steel exports, in a case affecting Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Oct 18, 2012

Mitt Romney widened his lead over President Barack Obama to seven points in a national tracking poll released by Gallup Thursday.

Oct 18, 2012

China’s growth slowed again last quarter, to its lowest level since early 2009, the government announced Thursday morning.

Oct 17, 2012

President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by three points in Ohio in a poll released Wednesday evening.

Oct 17, 2012

Asian shares rose to their highest in seven months Thursday, boosted by a surge in U.S. housing starts that has followed other positive economic data.

Oct 17, 2012

Libyan authorities have identified Ahmed Abu Khattala, a leader of the Benghazi-based Islamist group Ansar al-Shariah, as a leader of the attack that killed American Ambassador Chris Stevens, Libyans involved in the investigation said Wednesday.

Oct 17, 2012

Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for advocating women's education, is improving in a British hospital and has begun moving her limbs, a Pakistani official said Wednesday.

Oct 17, 2012

By a wide margin, voters say President Barack Obama “won” his second debate with Mitt Romney Tuesday night, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday.

Oct 17, 2012

Federal investigators searched Tuesday the New England Compounding Center, which supplied drugs tied to the deadly meningitis outbreak.

Oct 16, 2012

Asian shares rose Wednesday as strong U.S. earnings reports brightened investor mood, while the euro hit a one-month high against the dollar as Spain dodged a bullet.

Oct 16, 2012

President Barack Obama gained ground on Mitt Romney for the third straight day in the Reuters/Ipsos daily national tracking poll. He had a 46 to 43 percent lead on Tuesday.

Oct 16, 2012

Tropical Storm Rafael grew into a hurricane over the Atlantic Monday and headed toward Bermuda, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Oct 15, 2012

Asian shares rose Tuesday after rallies in U.S. stocks and positive U.S. data cheered investors, with hopes for some progress in the euro zone crisis also helping.

Oct 15, 2012

Two more drugs produced by the New England Compounding Center seem to be implicated in the fatal meningitis outbreak that has now claimed the lives of 15 people, the FDA said Monday.

Oct 15, 2012

Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot by Taliban gunmen last week, has every chance of making a "good recovery," British doctors said as she arrived for treatment of her severe wounds.

Oct 15, 2012

President Barack Obama held on to a slim lead over Mitt Romney in three national polls Monday, as he appeared to have stemmed the bleeding after his poor first debate.

Oct 15, 2012

Former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter died in his home Sunday morning.

Oct 14, 2012

Mauritania's president was shot by soldiers Saturday night in what the government is calling an accident.

Oct 14, 2012

President Barack Obama has taken big lead over Mitt Romney among voters who have already cast their ballots, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling data.

Oct 14, 2012

Asian stocks and the euro steadied Friday, but were on course for a losing week as worries about weak corporate earnings and slowing global economic growth limit the appeal of riskier assets.

Oct 11, 2012

Mitt Romney has jumped to a strong lead in Florida, according to a poll released Thursday.

Oct 11, 2012

Mitt Romney has extended his lead over President Barack Obama to 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released Thursday.

Oct 11, 2012

Look for live debate coverage here at the International Business Times beginning at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Oct 11, 2012

President Barack Obama promised a better debate performance when he faces Mitt Romney again next week, in an interview with ABC News' Diane Sawyer Wednesday night.

Oct 10, 2012

Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower Thursday as weak forecasts from U.S. corporate bellwethers underscored concern over global demand.

Oct 10, 2012

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday cut Spain's sovereign credit rating to BBB-minus, just above junk status, citing a deepening recession that is limiting the government's policy options to arrest the slide.

Oct 10, 2012