China celebrates 60th anniversary but the public has been asked to stay away.
The Senate Finance Committee has rejected the “public option” of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul and will try to settle on a “middle-of-the-road” compromise by the end of the week.
A State Department official has announced that a senior level American diplomat was [...]
Prime Minister Gordon Brown makes his last party conference speech before a British election which polls suggest he will lose.
Three Chicago teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of 16-year-old honor student Derrion Albert. The three boys, who hit Albert with wooden planks, were caught after a cell phone video was [...]
Iran uranium plant doesn’t change much for China, keeping in mind China’s distaste for sanctions and appetite for Iran’s oil.
A BBC investigation has uncovered the deadly practice of British Asians travelling to India to hire contract killers.
US plan B for Afghanistan has its own problems.
Big job losses and a spike in [...]
Iran tested a missile-launching system and two types of missiles Sunday, the state-run Press TV said. The missile tests come amid tension over the Islamic republic’s nuclear program.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency known as DARPA wants to hear ideas about cleaning up orbital debris - a problem that has skyrocketed since China intentionally blew [...]
A woman in Arkansas is believed to be pregnant with two kids, but they are not twins.
There is growing speculation that Time Warner will eventually sell its Time Inc unit, which includes titles such as Time, Fortune, People, and Sports Illustrated.
Twitter’s recent funding round is said to value the company at $1 Billion.
The Obama administration [...]
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has purportedly urged European nations to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan, saying wise men don’t waste money and soldiers.
US President Barack Obama believes that Iran concealed a partially-built second uranium enrichment plant in defiance of calls for transparency over its nuclear plans, and that it must act immediately.
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A new AIDS vaccine tested on more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand has protected a significant minority against infection, the first time any vaccine against the disease has even partly succeeded in a clinical trial.
U.S. President Barack Obama will chair a historic meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that is expected to [...]
