Al-Qaida's North Africa branch says it is holding captive two Canadian diplomats and four Western tourists kidnapped in Niger. Robert Fowler (file pho...
Israel has decided not to lift its blockade on border crossings into the Gaza Strip until the militant group Hamas hands over a captive Israeli soldie...
U.S. President Barack Obama begins his first foreign trip since taking office when he heads to Canada on Thursday. Pres. Obama steps out of his limous...
The U.S. housing industry, where experts believe the economic crisis began, is the target of President Barack Obama's latest initiative to strengthen ...
The head of the Federal Reserve,, Wednesday defended his actions over the past year that were aimed at restoring normal lending in the credit markets....
World markets were mostly lower on Wednesday amid more dire U.S. economic news and a move by Germany to facilitate bank nationalization. The Dow Jones...
The United Nations Security Council has welcomed the signing of an agreement between Sudan's government and the country's main rebel group to pursue a...
A United Nations official is in Kenya to investigate reports of unlawful executions. Human rights groups in the country have accused the police force,...
U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to sign the $787 billion economic stimulus plan into law at a ceremony in the western city of Denver, Colorad...
The new Obama administration appears to be taking tentative steps towards resuming dialogue with Syria, while the key step of sending a new U.S. ambas...
