The House of Representatives passed a two-week budget extension on Tuesday, averting a shutdown that would have begun on March 4.
Non-Libyan Africans are reportedly becoming the target of revenge killings in Libya, owing to the perception that foreigners form a large part of Moammar Gaddafi’s mercenary force paid to kill anti-government protesters,
Eastern Europe and the countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union have the highest rates of alcohol consumption in the world, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO).
On Tuesday, fears of unrest intensified in Saudi Arabia as authorities arrested a prominent Shiite cleric who called for political reforms and an end to discrimination in a sermon.
At least three more Tunisian government ministers have quit their posts following the resignation of the interim Prime Minister on Sunday, according to the state news agency, Tunis Afrique Presse.
As the United States moves military ships toward the Mediterranean Sea and officials discuss the possibility of imposing a no-fly zone over Libya, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said it was irresponsible to consider all options to resolve the situation there, including an invasion.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said both rounds of quantitative easing (QE1 and QE2) are working well, in the question and answer session of his testimony to Congress.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke remains unconcerned about inflation - perhaps rightly so - at a testimony in front of US lawmakers on Tuesday.
Iranian security forces have reportedly fired tear gas at anti-government protesters attending a rally in Teheran.
Egypt's military leaders will hold a referendum on constitutional change on March 19, a parliamentary election in June and a presidential poll six weeks later, a youth activist said on Monday after meeting them.
Madagascar has detained a dozen suspected Somali pirates after a vessel they hijacked off Tanzania in November ran out of fuel and supplies, a maritime official from the Indian Ocean island said.
Libya's oil installations are undamaged and a cut in the country's oil output was caused by the departure of oil workers, the chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation said on Tuesday.
Libya could descend into civil war if Muammar Gaddafi refuses to quit, the United States said on Tuesday, its demand for an end to his rule carrying new weight after word of unspecified Western military preparations.
Internet campaigns calling for protests against the 31-year rule of President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday did not lead to any mass gatherings in Zimbabwe, where police have threatened to crush any Egypt-style protests.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress on March 1, 2011.
“We have seen increased evidence that a self-sustaining recovery in consumer and business spending may be taking hold,” said Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in a testimony to Congress.
International Business Times spoke to Dilshod A. Achilov, a professor of political science at East Tennessee State University, in Johnson City, and an expert on the Middle East and Islam about the feasibility of Arab nations emulating the models found in Turkey and Indonesia. Here is part 2 of the interview:
International Business Times spoke to Dilshod A. Achilov, a professor of political science at East Tennessee State University, in Johnson City, and an expert on the Middle East and Islam about the feasibility of Arab nations emulating the models found in Turkey and Indonesia. Here is part 1 of the interview:
The political stalemate in Ivory Coast following the disputed presidential elections is escalating as gun battles have broken out once again between rival camps.
Chinese search engine Baidu.com, an e-commerce unit of Alibaba and Sweden torrent download site Pirate Bay have been named on the United States Trade Representative (USTR)'s Notorious Markets List.
Continuing anti-government protests has brought tens of thousands of people to the capital of Yemen, again demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, one day after he proposed the formation of a new unity government which would include opposition members.
A new report finding many redundancies in the federal government's programs - which could save billions of dollars if cut - is being released as lawmakers consider what to cut from the current fiscal year and the next.
Crude output in Libya has fallen to levels significantly below its normal 1.65 million barrels per day (bpd) output, and well below its 1.47 million bpd OPEC production quota in the aftermath of violent anti-government protests, according to a senior energy analyst at IHS Global Insight.
An Indian court has sentenced eleven Muslim men to death for setting fire to a passenger train in 2002 that killed dozens of people, mostly Hindu pilgrims.
Iran, which has found 'Zion' in the 2012 London Olympics logo is not the first to object as the past controversies included: swastika, 'The Simpsons' in sex act, and seizure-causing footage.
Stung soundly by the turn of events in Egypt, where it lost one of a few friendly governments in the region, Israel has swung back into action by calling for the banning of Muslim Brotherhood.
An ice cream - named Baby Gaga- made from human breast milk is said to have been seized from a London parlor by local authorities over safety concerns.
Reports say many cities along the west of the country are being besieged as forces loyal to Gaddafi are trying to retake control of them. ABC News has reported, quoting diplomats, that thousands of people have died in the western border with Tunisia in the two weeks since violent protests erupted.
A retail store, dubbed the 'Wal Mart of weed' has thrown open its doors in Sacramento with how-to experts and merchandise to help medical marijuana patients grow pot.
India's budget belied expectations of cuts in fuel taxes on Monday, denying any relief to state-run oil firms but boosting chances of a planned ministerial meeting taking up the issue of raising prices soon.
