Iraq’s second parliamentary election since the 2003 invasion has been hit by multiple attacks, with at least 35 people being killed.

US President Barack Obama warns of more health insurance premium hikes to come without up or down vote as he receives no “straight answer” from health insurance CEOs.

The European Commission is planning [...]

US Border Patrol officials have announced that drone planes, unmanned robot aircraft like those used by the military in Iraq and Afghanistan, will be used to track illegal immigrants on the California - Mexico border.

Technology not only makes it easier to cheat, it also makes it easier to get caught.

An iceberg twice the size of [...]

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 [...]

The Obama administration is expected Tuesday to name 100 utility projects that will share $3.4 billion in federal stimulus funding to speed deployment of advanced technology designed to cut energy use.

Verizon Communications Inc. posted a 30% decline in its third-quarter profit as rival AT&T Inc. and Apple Inc.’s iPhone took a bite out of its [...]

There is a massive shortage of the H1N1 vaccination, the federal government had expected that 120 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine would be readily available by October end but the CDC will only have 27.7 million doses of the vaccine by the month’s end.

After a year of grappling with fewer shifts and falling wages, [...]

China and a top G77 official accused rich nations of trying to kill off the Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations’ main weapon in the fight against global warming.

China pledged to strengthen bonds with isolated North Korea, nudging it to improve its economy.

Israeli minister and former military chief Moshe Yaalon cancelled a UK [...]