President Barack Obama is expected to announce the deployment of an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.

Phillipine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared a state of emergency after 57 people were ambushed and killed last week while attempting to register to run for office.

Months after Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was removed from power in a military [...]

Afghan electoral officials Monday declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling this weekend’s second round of voting. US President Barack Obama has urged Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to “write a new chapter” in governing Afghanistan, after its disputed presidential poll.

The total cost of keeping an individual service member [...]

The spice turmeric, which is usually found in Indian foods like curry, has been found to kill some cancer cells.

College may be getting more expensive, but nearly four out of every 10 adults in the USA between 18 and 24 were enrolled in college last year, an all-time high.

Stephen Wiltshire, an autistic man from the [...]

Chicago taxi drivers want to charge $50 every time someone pukes in their cab.

Honduras’ interim leader has lifted an emergency decree imposed after the country’s ousted President Manuel Zelaya returned to the country.

US regulators say they will fine bloggers who fail to disclose their relationships with advertisers. Can the scheme possibly work?

President Barack Obama will [...]

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 [...]

The United States has revoked the visa of Honduran De facto President Roberto Micheletti and 14 supreme court judges had their visas revoked, said Honduran Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez. Lopez said he, too, lost his visa privileges.

TIME magazine explains how telecommunication companies profit on text messaging.

Blockbuster is to close up to 960 stores, as the [...]

Confidence among US consumers unexpectedly fell in August for a second consecutive month as concern over jobs and wages grew.

The amount of money Latin American expatriates send home is expected to drop by 11% in 2009.

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has announced that he has Swine Flu.

Ousted Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has called on the [...]