President Hu Jintao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inspected an honor guard at a welcoming ceremony Monday at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Following a closed-door meeting, the two leaders signed a statement calling for comprehensively d...
This week, the British oil company BP issued a controversial report on the cause of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico four months ago. Regardless of who was at fault, the release of an estimated four million barrels of oil had a major envir...
Speakers at the conference on alternative investments said Monday that an increasing number of shareholders want assurances that their investments are environmentally friendly. And they want them return a healthy yield. One of the speakers is Mary Bu...
A bulldozer digs at the Revava Jewish settlement Monday in the northern West Bank. It is a scene that stokes anger among Palestinians and raises questions about whether the talks that started less than a month ago will continue. Palestinian President...
Going to a baseball game is an American summer tradition, and a big part of that ballpark experience is the stirring, up-tempo organ music that's played throughout the game. When teams score runs or players make hits, organ music leads the fans in ch...
The United Nations is giving $6 million in cash from its Children's Fund to mothers in Niger so they can buy food amidst widespread hunger in that West African country brought on by last year's lack of needed rain for crops. Vanessa Curney, a communi...
Layli Miller-Muro wasn't even out of law school before she helped litigate a case that revolutionized asylum law in the United States. The case involved Fauziya Kassindja, a 17-year-old girl who fled the West African country of Togo to avoid a tribal...
Cyndi Lauper's recent transformation from pop diva to blues maven was inspired by her lifelong admiration for the early blues pioneers, including one the earliest of them all, Ma Rainey. Lauper dedicated the album to Rainey, whose influence on younge...
The Australian frigate, HMAS Warramunga, participated in the first live-firing exercise of its kind with the Chinese navy off the Shandong Peninsular in the Yellow Sea in north-eastern China. The vessel took part in the drill alongside the Chinese wa...
Helena, played by Gemma Jones, seeks out a psychic fortuneteller to help her understand why Anthony Hopkins as Alfie, her husband of more than 40 years, has left her to take up with a much younger, woman named Charmaine. Sally is married to Roy, who...
In an address to the United Nations General Assembly Thursday, President Barack Obama said U.S. policy will emphasize incentives for economic growth over food or financial aid, and encourage countries to come up with practical policies for achieving...
The Lebanese city of Saida is known for its historic ruins dating to the 5th century BC. It also is known for its giant garbage dump, which residents call trash mountain. The mountain has grown steadily for more than 30 years, and city residents, tou...
Actor Michael Douglas has become the international face of throat cancer since he announced he had the disease. The actor says his doctors give him an 80 percent chance of beating the cancer. Michael Douglas didn't speak to reporters at the premiere...
Japanese prosecutors say they will release a Chinese trawler captain who has been detained since his boat collided with Japanese patrol vessels in disputed waters. The incident enraged China, which retaliated by canceling meetings with Japanese offic...
Getting a flu shot can help prevent influenza. But now, a large study in Britain indicates that older adults who get an annual flu vaccination are less likely to suffer a heart attack. The study involved more than 78,000 people, age 40 and older. Our...
