TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras This Central American country held presidential elections on Sunday in a bid to regain international legitimacy after a coup that has rattled the hemisphere and frustrated the Obama administration's efforts to improve relation
WASHINGTON He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say I am blessed in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself. Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, suspect in the assault t
Growing evidence that the recession is ending in this week’s data releases will be counterbalanced by caution from policymakers as the path to recovery faces major policy challenges in the world’s largest economies. The preliminary estimates for Se
United begin life in the Premier League without the FIFA World Player of the Year when they face Birmingham on Sunday.
There is bound to be some trepidation among supporters as they head into the unknown, if only because it is difficult to see how U
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian opposition leader said Sunday that detained protesters are alleging male and female prisoners were savagely raped by their jailers to the point of physical and mental damage. Mahdi Karroubi, one of two defeated pro-reform c
WASHINGTON Democratic divisions in Congress stalled President Barack Obama's health care overhaul Thursday, with one frustrated senator urging his colleagues to move faster and a member of the House leadership suggesting lawmakers cancel their Augu
A market is set to emerge this week in Californian IOUs in a crucial test of appetite for the emergency instruments being issued by the financially troubled US state. California is printing $3bn of IOUs for businesses, individual taxpayers and local
Leaders of the world's most powerful countries warned the global economy remained in danger Wednesday at a summit marred by Russia's renunciation of climate change targets and splits over Iran. The build-up to the Group of Eight gathering in L'Aquil
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