A father described Wednesday how he rushed to aid a dying man hit by a car during riots in the English city of Birmingham only to find it was his 21-year-old son.
NATO forces killed the Taliban insurgents who shot down a Chinook helicopter on Saturday, which resulted in the death of 38 Afghan and American troops, to inlcude 22 SEAL Team 6 members. The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan said coalition forces used a precision airstrike to kill the insurgents involved in the Aug. 6 downing of the helicopter.
California's latest monthly revenue report shows revenue weaker than expected even before the stock market, a key source of revenue for the state, began sliding in response to Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt, anxiety about Europe's finances and the risk of the U.S. economy slipping back into recession.
A baby mountain gorilla was saved from the hands of illegal smugglers on Sunday in Rwanda. On Sunday night, a female baby mountain gorilla was found in an African jail, curled up on a bed alongside poachers who attempted to smuggle her from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Rwanda, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Rwandan authorities said the poachers had bought it for $15,000.
All of Britain braces for nightfall
In the Wisconsin recall elections, quite possibly the most contentious in state history, Republicans managed to fend off the Democrats and barely hold onto their state Senate majority.
The U.S. Government posted a less-than-expected July budget deficit of $129.4 billion, but given reeling U.S. and global stock markets, the pressure will be on Congress's new "super committee" to achieve greater than the $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction target called for in the second half of the U.S. debt deal.
The police of Northern Ireland reportedly have six water cannons available; such devices don?t exist in England, Wales or Scotland.
Scotland is secure in the thought that the 2011 England Riots will not move north. If they do, however, Scottish police will be ready.
In essence, the Federal Reserve has inadvertently and implicitly extended the maturity of the average money market fund from less than 1 year to up to 5 years.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker quietly signed a redistricting bill that could shore up fellow Republicans.
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has been a primary tool of looters and rioters in the London Riots.
A quick look at the GOP members chosen to help tackle the country?s financial problems.
Even though Libyan rebels declared him dead last week, Khamis Gaddafi appeared on state television on Wednesday. Which side is telling the truth?
Michele Bachmann called herself a 'real person,' not a politician to a crowd in Iowa on Wednesday, proclaiming she will defy her own party if needed.
"The riots in Britain have not been caused by any sort of political or racial tension. That may exist, but that is not at the heart of these riots. These riots are the result of lawless thugs who have seen an opportunity." -- Victoria Honeyman
Ugandan police fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse thousands of supporters of opposition leader Kizza Besigye who had gathered in the town of Masaka in southwest Uganda where he renewed calls for protests against high food and fuel prices.
"Cameron and his government must leave after the popular uprising against them and the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations by police," Libya's state news agency Jana quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim as saying.
Authorities in Scotland are confident the rioting in a number of English cities will not move north, saying they have "a different society."
He confessed to being part of a gang that broke into and looted a Debenhams store on Monday night.
The International Energy Agency says threats to the U.S. and global economies may cut oil demand growth next year by more than 60 percent; however, the group still sees global oil demand little changed this year and in 2012.
I am puzzled as to why such disorders do not happen in America.
French President Nicholas Sarkozy ended his vacation early to deal with France's debt problem. He's challenged government leaders to come up with new measures to reduce France's deficit. They would be wise to listen, taking a lesson from the mistake the U.S. made, resulting in a credit downgrade from S&P.
Notting Hill has been added to the list of London neighborhoods under attack. Earlier this week, a gang near famous Portobello Road ransacked a number of restaurants and pubs, robbing frightened patrons under threat of violence.
An American airstrike has killed the Taliban fighters believed responsible for shooting down a Chinook helicopter that killed 38 people, 22 of whom were members of the Navy SEALs Team 6, the senior commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday.
Siblings captured in Colorado, where last spotted.
With her Cabinet appointments, the new prime minister of Thailand is trying to distance the Pheu Thai party from the bloody Red Shirt demonstrations that took over Bangkok last year.
The U.S. issued a softer travel warning for citizens traveling to or visiting Haiti, but still urges Americans to 'carefully consider' traveling to the country.
With markets reeling, and the economic expansion far from self-sustaining, the pressure will be on Congress? new 'super committee' to cut the budget deficit substantially -- by more than the $1.5 trillion called for ? to calm investors.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy cut his vacation short to focus on credit downgrade fears now troubling France.
