The program aims to provide heavily subsidized food grains to 800 million Indians, amid worries that it could further fuel inflation.
From B-2 stealth bombers to ship-launched cruise missiles, President Obama has many options at his disposal.
Notorious despot Robert Mugabe is co-hosting the biannual UNWTO summit on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border at Victoria Falls.
Jack Lew warns Speaker Boehner that the federal government will hit the $16.7 trillion borrowing limit in October.
Planes are reported arriving at a British base on Cyprus, in close striking distance of Syria.
The speaker tells the White House Congress must be consulted, and a poll confirms Americans want to stay out.
An investigation by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office determined that Larry Dale Karasch meant to plow his motor home into the Pub & Grub Tavern.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez says he would vote for a bill including stronger border security, because of the risks immigrants take to unite or stay with their families.
In what sounded like a clear warning of an impending attack on Syria, Kerry said Assad will face the outcome for his "moral obscenity."
Mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn landed endorsements form three of New York City’s major newspapers, all of which cited a need to stay on the 12-year course plotted out by Michael Bloomberg.
Poles are now Ireland's largest foreign ethnic group.
House Democrat Luis Gutierrez, who is pro-immigration reform, goes on the offensive in Republican-held Virginia districts.
Asaram Bapu he is hardly the first Hindu holy man to be charged with sexual crimes.
Russia is definitely making a statement regarding oil and gas reserves in the Arctic Ocean.
Ryan Carnon shot his mother, set her house on fire and opened fire on passers-by in Simi Valley, authorities said. They later shot him dead.
A pair of glasses possibly belonging to missing Pennsylvania teacher Matthew Greene were found Friday.
Bo Xilai's trial brings to light how a richer China is spending (or not spending) its new money.
The administration shared information about a serious privacy violation. But it's unclear how many lawmakers learned about it.
The tycoon is taking to Twitter to defend himself against a fraud case brought by New York state's attorney general.
Parkinson and his wife were among the few remaining white people left in Kenya.
The Republican Texas senator says the fight to defund the health care law is likely to heat up in September.
The Japanese government took over from TEPCO and is considering using emergency reserves for the clean-up.
The president is once again calling for foreign companies to be majority-owned by black Zimbabweans.
The controversial Waldschlösschen Bridge got Dresden kicked off Unesco’s World Heritage List four years before it opened on Monday.
Some Republicans have been threatening Obama impeachment proceedings, but do they really mean it?
Der Spiegel reports another revelation of U.S. spying from Snowden documents.
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington appeared on "Face the Nation" to share his reflections on the progress of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream.
Martin Luther King III, human rights activist and the eldest son of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., appeared on NBC News' "Meet the Press to talk about the legacy of his father's dream. Watch the interview here.
On Sunday, a special edition of NBC News’ “Meet The Press” featured a rebroadcast of a 1963 interview with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. three days before the historic March on Washington. Watch the interview here.
The Assad government invites a U.N. team in, but U.S. suspects evidence has been destroyed.