The Supreme Court today upheld a California court's mandate to reduce the state's prison population by some 32,000 inmates, saying deplorable conditions in overcrowded prisons are unconstitutional.
U.S. President Barack Obama declared solidarity between the United States and economically struggling Ireland with a symbolic gulp of beer and a rousing speech, telling a huge Dublin crowd on Monday: Your best days are still ahead.
For one May 21 Doomsday believer, the failed prediction by broadcaster Harold Camping has prompted an acknowledgment of error and a desire to avoid making specific date assertions about God's Judgment Day going forward.
Despite being the ‘heir apparent’ to the top post of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde has cautioned that her candidacy might be premature.
President Barack Obama sipped stout and kissed babies as he landed in Ireland, marking the first of many planned events across Europe.
The death toll in Joplin, Mo., rose to 90 today after what officials are calling the deadliest tornado in the country since 1953.
If the GOP field isn't quite up to snuff in the following months, Donald Trump might be faced with no other option than to change his mind about running for the 2012 Republican nomination, NBC New York reports.
President Barack Obama will depart from Ireland to London earlier than planned on Monday after concerns of volcanic ash from an eruption in Iceland.
Under enormous pressure from the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Greek government has commenced a program to sell of certain domestic assets in order to reduce the country’s burdensome debt.
Scottish airline Loganair has cancelled 36 flights in response to the threat from the volcanic ash.
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty acknowledged on Monday that his presidential campaign will not match Republican rival Mitt Romney's fund-raising prowess, saying his candidacy would be more like a good solid Buick than a BMW.
The principal attorney for Dominique Strauss-Kahn is confident that his client will be acquitted of sexual assault charges he faces
Frank Bailey, a former aide to Sarah Palin in her inner circle, has written a tell-all portrayal of Sarah Palin, which will be released tomorrow, May 23.
Tim Pawlenty made his 2012 Republican presidential campaign official with a two-minute video that promised he has the courage to tell the truth to the American people.
An Ohio husband and wife have pleaded guilty to charges they helped finance a Mideast terrorist group, Fox News reported Monday.
While Barack Obama authorized the kill operation of Osama bin Laden, Gary Johnson – a 2012 presidential contender on the Republican side – probably could have hopped on the helicopter and done the job himself.
There are conflicting reports coming out of Pakistan and Afghanistan regarding the whereabouts (and very existence) of Mullah Muhammad Omar, the reputed head of the Taliban.
A massive tornado ripped its way across the southwest Missouri city of Joplin Sunday, killing at least 89 people, with authorities warning that the toll could rise as rescuers continue their search, according to reports.
The siege in Karachi's naval air station ended on Monday afternoon after the brazen attack storming Pakistan navy’s key airbase in the heart of the port city of Karachi for nearly 12 hours which has left at least 12 soldiers dead, reports on TV channels said.
The European Union (EU) will implement sanctions on the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, in an effort to force the Damascus government to cease its violent campaign against anti-regime protesters, according to reports.
EU backs Obama's call for Mideast peace treaty based on 1967 borders
Iran's military has received a new ballistic missile system on Sunday, which demonstrates the country's self-sufficiency in producing weapons.
Pakistani troops have ended a siege by militants and recaptured the naval air force headquarters after a 16-hour battle with militants on Monday.
Syrians pro-democracy protesters called for the removal of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday witnesses told Reuters.
Doomsday prophet Harold Camping's failed rapture theory was a product of numerical manipulation which is based on the assumption that Biblical numbers contain encoded spiritual truths.
The United Nations and the European Union in Lebanon on Monday appealed for an immediate release of seven Estonian cyclists who were kidnapped in east Lebanon last March.
The United Nations Security Council has demanded an “immediate withdrawal” by northern Sudanese armed forces from the disputed town of Abyei.
Four terrorists killed and four held after a 12- hour gun battle at a naval base, PNS Mehran, in Karachi on Monday.
Tunisian foreign minister Mouldi Kefi said he believed that Libyan oil minister Shokri Ghanem, was no longer working for the Gaddafi regime.
China's State Council has issued a national guideline to promote sustainable and healthy development of the nation's rare earth industry.
