The four U.S. soldiers who died in a series of roadside bombings Wednesday lifted the number of American service members killed in April to a seven-month high of 50. Civilian deaths reported by the Iraqi government also reached the highest levels in...

An British pilot flying solo around the world was arrested by U.S. police today after trying to land his plane at George Bush’s ranch in Texas. Retired vet Maurice Kirk, 63, wanted to “drop in” on the president to say thanks after...

Bolivian President Evo Morales came to New York this week to deliver the keynote address at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Morales became Bolivia’s first indigenous president when he was elected in 2005 with more popular support than any...

Islamist militants pulled out of peace negotiations after accusing the Pakistan government of reneging on its promise to withdraw troops from a volatile tribal region. A spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban movement, or the Movement of the Taliban warned...

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? No In the past 5 years, have you been a patient in any medical facility or part of any medical facility used primarily for the care or treatment of persons for mental illness? No Are you addicted to narcotics?...

With just over six months before United States citizens choose their 44th president, the 2008 election is already proving to be the most fascinating and potentially one of the closest contests in living memory.

Adel al-Nusairi remembers his first six months at Guantanamo Bay as this: hours and hours of questions, but first, a needle. “I’d fall asleep” after the shot, Nusairi, a former Saudi policeman captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan in...

Bank of America Corp. said Monday its profit fell 77 percent in the first quarter, hurt by trading losses and a $3.3 billion increase in reserves for problem loans.

Researchers have taken another step toward turning animal waste into biogas on a large scale.Farmers have long called the odor of farm waste “the smell of money” in hopes of converting it into a practical energy supply. Animal waste can...

A burgeoning industry catering to the desire to be green - even in death - will soon offer mourners a new environmentally friendly option to bury their loved ones in British Columbia and is also working toward setting up shop in a small southern Ontario...