The Army private accused in the biggest leak of classified material in US history could face 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to 10 charges,...

Mexican authorities say gunmen have attacked a newspaper in the northern city of Torreon for the third consecutive day, killing a bystander and...

Superlative-hungry Dubai is adding another to its list: A 72-story hotel billed as the world’s tallest.The JW Marriott’s Marquis Dubai formally opened...

US banking giant JPMorgan Chase will slash 4,000 jobs in 2013 as part of a cost-cutting program, according to the company's presentation to investors...

Pope Benedict XVI has changed the rules of the conclave that will elect his successor, allowing cardinals to move up the start date if all of them...

North Korea will soon allow foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and other mobile devices in its second...

The UN deputy chief says he hopes that China will exercise its influence over North Korea to bring Pyongyang back to talks and discourage the regime...

Georgia has executed a 38-year-old inmate convicted of killing two college students in 1995.Andrew Allen Cook was pronounced dead at 11.22 pm on...

German prosecutors have charged two men with smuggling dozens of German-made engines to Iran for use in the production of drone aircraft.Federal...

Ecuador President Rafael Correa won a landslide second re-election on Monday and immediately vowed to deepen the ‘citizen’s revolution’ that has...

BMW is recalling almost 5,70,000 cars in the US and Canada because a battery cable connector can fail and cause the engines to stall.The recall...

Debt-burdened carrier Bahrain Air says it will shut down operations and sell its assets after struggling to rebound from the Gulf nation's...