Middle incomes face the biggest drop since the 1970s - and children in poverty in the UK will increase by 600,000, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Half of all detainees in the custody of the Afghanistan intelligence service have been tortured, a year-long UN investigation found, raising questions about the readiness of local forces to take over from NATO.
As politicians and the media scramble to identify 'Occupy Wall Street' leaders, members of the protest movement are not playing along. But do they really need any? There are pros and cons to leaderless movements.
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
AP - Egypt's ruling military on Monday condemned a surge in deadly violence as an attempt to undermine the state, and warned it will act to safeguard the peace following a night of clashes that drew in Christians, Muslims and security forces.
AP - Congress is embarking on a flurry of votes to show it is trying to do something about creating jobs. The prospects for legislative success, however, are spotty.
AP - When one of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's supporters publicly denounced the faith of Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman as a non-Christian cult, he was just the latest in a long line of people who have damned Mormonism.
Amanda Knox, freed after four years in an Italian prison for a murder she has steadfastly denied committing, arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this evening and told cheering friends and supporters she was "overwhelmed" to be home.
Alleged international arms and drug smuggler Viktor Bout, widely dubbed the "merchant of death," will go on trial Tuesday in New York. He faces a range of charges, including conspiracy to kill Americans.
Days after a Yemen human rights activist became the first Arab woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, witnesses say women marching in her honor were attacked.
Fourteen civilians and 17 members of the army and security forces were killed in numerous Syrian cities, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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