News that venture capitalist Tom Wheeler will be nominated as Federal Communications Commission chair draw both criticism and praise.
Like my father, Besim was simply bewildered by the modern world and saddened by the inexorable destruction of traditional culture and mores.
With thousands dead or injured from the Rana Plaza garment-factory-building collapse, industry labor practices are under fire.
National Air Cargo, the operator of the cargo plane that crashed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, has released the names of the victims on the flight.
A progressive PAC is pressuring Sen. Max Baucus to support background checks favored by nearly 80 percent of Montana voters.
In March 1972, a 16-year-old tribal girl named Mathura was allegedly raped by 2, maybe 3 policemen.
Africa-based U.S. troops are relying on the Chinese Apstar-7 satellite to communicate and share information.
As the war between Syrian rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's loyalists wages on, almost 70,000 people have been killed.
Wheeler helped to develop regulatory and legislative government telecommunications policies.
The Dutch Mars One project is targeting citizens in the world's most populous country, China, to apply to live on Mars.
Kylie Cox, a 24-year-old woman from Cornwall, U.K., saved the life of a guest who collapsed while dancing at her wedding reception.
Muslim-dominated Bangladesh now has women in three of its top four government positions.
The Boston bomb suspect has a team of two attorneys, including one with death penalty case experience.
Dr. Shakil Afridi was sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason.
Israel never applied for European Union membership, but Emma Bonino still wants it in the club.
Despite gun control's defeat and a sequester still in place, President Obama remains optimistic that his second-term agenda has some life left.
The president defended the FBI's investigation of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, but wants better, future identification of self-radicalized individuals.
Zimmerman can still demand the hearing during the trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin.
Here's a look inside an issue of North Korea's tourist-targeted propaganda magazine, Korea Today.
Nelson Mandela looks frail in a new video posted by SABC, and some South Africans have directed their outrage at President Zuma.
The new Kate Middleton: Like Prince William, Netherlands' new King Willem-Alexander has a wife far more captivating than he is.
President Barack Obama is taking questions from White House reporters on the 100th day of his second term.
The president will be taking questions from reporters at 10:15 a.m. EDT at the White House.
Sheri Williams, a 24-year-old mother of three from Gate City, Ala., was shot in the chest while holding her 10-day-old son.
The U.S.-South Korea joint military drill officially ended on Tuesday, although South Korea is still closely monitoring the North.
A civilian cargo plane crashed at Bagram Airfield, north of the Afghan capital, soon after takeoff on Monday, killing all seven people aboard.
Some India police officials and others believe porn incites men and boys to commit sexual assaults on women and children.
How to say, "Oh, so many weapons. Great!" and other helpful, everyday English phrases.
Two Western retailers promised to compensate the families of the victims of the country’s worst industrial accident.
The U.N. held it's annual Day of Remembrance for victims of chemical warfare, while debate still rages over what to do about Syria's violations.
