U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the following speech at a memorial for former South African president Nelson Mandela at Johannesburg
It's unclear whether wet weather was a factor in the crash between an SUV and a MARC train in Baltimore.
“It is hard to eulogize any man...how much harder to do so for a giant of history, who moved a nation towards justice,” President Obama said.
French and African soldiers hope to stem the continent's latest civil war. How did the country in the heart of Africa reach this point?
"The fog of war" is a popular expression for uncertainties on the battlefield. China may just have discovered the "smog of war," too.
Bangladeshis in NYC are entrepreneurial, but are burdened with poverty, poor language skills and substandard housing.
The massive unused airport at Ciudad Real has become a larger-than-life symbol of Spain’s real-estate bubble.
A California-based cybersecurity firm said hackers released malicious code on to computers before September’s G-20 summit in Russia.
Regulators around the world should use a common language and standard procedures to address nuclear disasters, an independent investigator said.
Russian media says an amnesty bill initiated by Putin will free the jailed protesters, contradicting last week’s reports.
The move would result in an average 11-basis-point increase in guarantee fees, and help private players.
The Innovation Act, H.R. 3309, passed the House floor on Thursday, paving the way to remove patent troll cases.
The U.S. Treasury said Monday it sold the remaining shares of General Motors. Here’s how much it cost taxpayers.
The NSA and FBI, among other agencies, have employed a number of agents to play MMORPGs and uncover suspected terrorist plots.
The debate between environmental groups and energy companies over Keystone is intensifying, especially as a decision approaches.
Some hail a historic agreement. Others warn of potentially disastrous environmental consequences.
Leaders of Africa's biggest copper producer are ordering China’s Nonferrous Mining Corporation to halt production over environmental and worker concerns.
A map of the air defense zone changes happening in the East China Sea.
The Bush administration locked up 28 pages of the 9/11 report that discussed the terrorists' links to Saudis. Now the public may get to see them.
Christine Keith was finalizing a divorce from her husband, Randy Keith, when he shot her and their 14-year-old son, Isaac Miller.
Dozens of world leaders plan to attend a memorial service for Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, but some prominent names won't be among them.
Scotland is still in limbo after the Spanish PM said EU membership is anything but certain should independence be wrestled from the U.K.
In an extremely rare twist for North Korea, footage of Jang Song Thaek being dragged away during an official meeting appeared on television.
Ugandan MPs voted to raise their salaries by 38 percent – to more than $8,000 per month (in a country with an annual per capita income of about $550).
The move, in addition to lowering public spending, could save many sharks, a third of whose species are endangered.
Thumbs up for Honda’s cheap, workhorse motorbike in what could be the first motor-vehicle review by an Islamic extremist.
A fire that erupted at Arkansas Nuclear One has been contained, according to a power company spokeswoman.
Over the past dozen years or so, the Sri Lankan population in Staten Island has increased by more than sixfold.
U.S. and U.K. spy agencies did not obtain permission to spy on games such as “World of Warcraft” and "Second Life."
Paul Francis Nett was charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition for allegedly showing his genitals to children in Panama City, Fla.