Ayman al-Zawahiri - for years the second most powerful man in al-Qaeda - is appointed head of the militant organisation following Osama Bin Laden's death, al-Qaeda says.
Tupac Shakur was killed in 1996, but the mystery of who shot him and why was never solved. Now a convicted murderer in New York says he did it for $2500.
Pandora stock soars 63 percent in first day of trading before falling back to close with a 9 percent gain. Pandora is the latest Internet stock to go public.
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 - Al-Qaida's longtime No. 2 leader, a doctor from a prominent Egyptian family who worked with Osama bin Laden for decades, has succeeded the slain terrorist as head of the global network, the group said Thursday.
AP - The White House is vigorously defending President Barack Obama's right to keep the U.S. military engaged in Libya without seeking congressional approval, a move that appears to have done little to soothe anger among Republican lawmakers and anti-war Democrats over the president's consultations with Congress during the nearly three month-long campaign.
AP - Angry, drunken fans ran wild Wednesday night after the Vancouver Canucks' 4-0 loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, setting cars and garbage cans ablaze, smashing windows, showering giant TV screens with beer bottles and dancing atop overturned vehicles.
Pakistani intelligence has detained five alleged CIA informants who spied on Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad last month, according to Pakistani and U.S. officials.
A friend and leading supporter of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning said Wednesday he refused to testify before a grand jury, citing his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.