The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic measure of how near the human species is to self-destruction, probably as a result of nuclear weapons programs or climate change, was adjusted, on Jan. 9, to five minutes to midnight - or doomsday!
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Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary, has demanded India ban British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie from entering the country to attend a literary festival.
Last week U.S. lawmakers had asked the State Department to investigate whether Huawei Technologies Co. has violated U.S. sanctions on Iran. In an exclusive interview with IB Times, Behnam Dayanim, partner and co-chair of the Litigation and Regulatory Group at Axinn Veltrop and Harkrider LLP, has talked about the broader implications of this probe.
Texas Congressman Ron Paul has pulled in a big chunk of the votes in both states where Republicans have voted on potential nominees.
A group of Republican lawmakers in California touted a bill on Tuesday that would prevent the sale of state bonds to help finance a planned statewide high-speed rail system.
Mitt Romney takes New Hampshire Republican U.S. presidential primary by comfortable margin to lead the pack against Barack Obama on Nov. 6.
The Republican National Committee said in a court filing that a ban on direct corporate contributions to candidates should be struck down so political parties can compete with Super PACs.
The International Business Times is live-blogging as Ron Paul staffers and supporters track the New Hampshire primary results from a banquet hall in Manchester.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney curtly dismissed the idea that President Obama and Republican presidential nominee, who is well known for his inflammatory anti-LGBT rhetoric, share the same position on marriage equality.
New Jersey lawmakers have accepted a one-year ban on the controversial drilling and natural gas extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing.
Ron Paul's running the 2012 Republican nomination race to win it (or at least collect lots of delegates); his campaign has a strong national strategy that goes beyond just Iowa and New Hampshire.
President Barack Obama Tuesday delivered remarks to the Environmental Protection Agency's staff.
A proposed law in Israel would make the the word Nazi illegal, along with all images, photos, drawings and sculptures of the swastika or other references to Nazism, epithets and Holocaust symbols.
Muñoz, who spent years as an immigration reform advocate before joining the Obama administration, will play a prominent role in the White House's policy-making process.
Mitt Romney continues to hold a double-digit lead over his Republican opponents going into Tuesday's New Hampshire primary but still trails President Barack Obama in a head-to-head match, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The hands of a symbolic doomsday clock fell back one minute Tuesday to five minutes to midnight, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a group that monitors global threats such as climate change, nuclear proliferation and human-caused disasters.
One of the driving forces causing this decoupling to occur has been a growing string of strong economic data in the U.S.
The latest quake struck about 260 miles southwest of Banda Aceh at a depth of about 18 miles.
Here is an overview of Jon Huntsman's economic plan, as the former Utah governor scrambles to finish in one of the top spots in New Hampshire.
The Iranian ship’s engine room was flooded and the vessel was deemed not seaworthy.
A legislator quit Canada's main opposition New Democrats on Tuesday, adding to the problems of a left-leaning party that has failed to impress since a record-breaking performance in the May 2011 election.
Mitt Romney is poised for a big win at the New Hampshire 2012 primary. But if he takes the Republican nomination from Ron Paul, Paul's supporters won't be toeing the party line. Numerous voters and supporters are planning on writing in Paul's name on the ballot in November if he fails to secure the GOP nomination.
Rick Santorum, presidential candidate and internet meme, is now offering Santorum 2012 sweater vests to Americans who donate more than $100 to his campaign by tomorrow. Don't let sleeves slow you down - donate today! reads the GOP hopeful's website.
Zardari, the widow of Bhutto, was accused of money-laundering in Switzerland.
With voting underway in the second contest of the 2012 Republican primary season, Mitt Romney is expected to win easily -- but interviews with voters in New Hampshire's largest city show that his opponents are making headway, especially among people whose primary concern is not the economy.
French footballer Eric Cantona said on Tuesday that he had launched a bid to join the 2012 presidential race. If serious (which it isn't) he would compete against incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in April.
Jacob Lew, a former Citigroup executive, reportedly received a $900,000 bonus from the company after it took $45 billion in taxpayer bailout funds in 2008.
CNN reporter does not seem to have an amicable relationship with Republican candidate Ron Paul and his campaign staff.
Two foreign citizens who reside legally in the U.S. failed in their attempt to overturn a ban on political spending from non-citizens on free speech grounds.
