The recent decision of the United States to withhold $800 million military aid to Pakistan further embitters the already strained relations between the two countries and may put an end to the military cooperation between them.
A blast, which was triggered by a brush fire, has cut power to many residents of the Mediterranean island nation.
Cutting federal spending in 2011 could tip the U.S. economy back into a recession, just as it almost did in 1937. On the contrary, if the federal government spent more on infrastructure/public works projects it would create many jobs, and achieve great things, like the construction of the Empire State Building in the 1930s and 1 World Trade Center today.
Thousands of Bosnian people gathered at the Sarajevo's main street on Sunday remembering the Srebrenica massacre. They were all in tears whispering Muslim prayers as the trucks, carrying 613 coffins of the victims' remains, passed through to Srebrenica.
News International officials are facing charges of an alleged cover-up regarding hacking and other widespread criminal activity by British tabloid, New of the World.
A poll conducted by USA Today/Gallup after Anthony was acquitted on Tuesday of murder charges in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee reveals that nearly two-thirds of Americans think Casey Anthony is Guilty of murder.
On the first day of the final US shuttle mission, astronauts inspected the hull of the Atlantis and so far, there have been no reports of any damage.
Circumcision will be banned in San Francisco if a November ballot initiative passes, prompting many to charge that the initiative is anti-Semitic. Jewish people are furious, saying that circumcision, the removal of foreskin eight days after a male baby is born, is part of their religion and that this is yet another example of Anti-Semitism akin to Mel Gibson's consistent hostility towards Jews.
Construction is ongoing at just a few blocks north of Columbia University's main campus in Manhattan, where the school is erecting a massive multi-story science center that will house about 1000 scientists from multiple academic fields to advance brain science.
Honor crimes are rooted in ancient tribal customs whereby the “honor” of a family or a whole village is represented by the morality, chastity and proper behavior of its women. Any perceived violation of that sense of honor often leads to deadly consequences.
Although honor killings are typically associated with Muslim countries like Turkey, Iraq and especially Pakistan, the practice has nothing to do with Islam.
President Barack Obama is pushing for deeper cuts in the U.S. budget that some key Republicans.
What is it about Sarah Palin? Support her or not, the Republican side of the U.S. political community has not seen as personable a public figure in decades, which is why the 2012 GOP nomination for U.S. president will not be decided until her intentions are known.
In ruling against a petition filed nine years ago asking the DEA to reclassify marijuana for medical use, the federal government gave a weak response.
With a headline 'Thank You and Goodbye', Britain's best-selling newspaper News of the World ended its 168-year-old history when it hit the newsstands for the last time on Saturday.
Bill Maher made some jokes about Bristol Palin, a couple of weeks ago on his show Real Time With Bill Maher, after which Fox News’ resident psychiatrist, Dr. Keith Ablow, made a comment that: Maher is “hostile towards women.”
House Speaker John Boehner said on Saturday that he will pursue a smaller deficit reduction deal, opting for a $2 trillion goal instead the larger on that the White House is pushing.
People from Sudan and South Sudan gathered together in New York, across the United Nations, to celebrate the independence of the newest country of the planet, but also to bring attention to those, like the Darfurians, whose future hasn't been decided yet.
The U.S. government has denied a petition for the reclassification of marijuana as a drug approved for medical treatment.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says America is close to defeating Al Qaeda in the war against the terrorist group that's been fought for a decade.
Facundo Cabral, one of the most popular folk singers in Latin America, has been shot to death by gunmen in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
The opposition British Labour Party has demanded that the investigation of the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed the News of the World (NOTW) commence immediately so that more crucial evidence is not lost.
The battle over the telescope's fate is a political one.
A look back at the life of Former First Lady Betty Ford
Austria is still grappling with its Nazi past
South Sudan became the world’s newest nation after declaring independence from the north in Juba on Saturday.
Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur is in the grip of unrest, with protests against Prime Minister Najib Razak's government demanding electoral reforms, in a rare display of spill over effect of the Arab Spring into the Southeast Asian Muslim-dominated nation. Malaysian police fired repeated rounds of tear gas and detained over 1400 people in the capital on Saturday.
Betty Ford the former first lady died on Friday at age 93. The director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential and Library Museum, Elaine Didier confirmed her death on Friday.
Media and politicians both have to take responsibility for the state of affairs
The week has passed, and people are yet to get over the shocking outcome of Casey Anthony Murder Trial. Space Shuttle Atlantis, Facebook's new video chat, President Obama's digital campaign for 2012 presidency run, hackers wrecking havoc with two official Twitter sites and rare-earth minerals on the floor of the Pacific Ocean- all generated a good amount of public debate this week. A quick roundup of this week's major headlines
