Around a dozen men, who accused British security forces of colluding in their torture overseas, are to get millions in compensation from the UK government.
Musical artist and mashup DJ "Girl Talk" has posted his entire 'All Day' album online as a free download - provoking copyright owners for the fifth time.
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 - Rescuers hammered slabs of concrete and dug with their hands Tuesday to pull survivors and bodies from a five-story apartment building that collapsed into a mountain of rubble in a poor New Delhi neighborhood. At least 65 people were killed and scores injured.
AP - Thailand extradited accused Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout to the U.S. on Tuesday to face terrorism charges, siding with Washington in a tug of war with Moscow over whether to send him to stand trial or let him go home.
AP - Police detained unlicensed welders Tuesday on suspicion of accidentally starting a fire that engulfed a high-rise apartment building under renovation in China's business capital, killing at least 53 people, as public anger grew over the government's handling of the disaster.
A prominent Russian journalist savagely beaten just over a week ago is making a good recovery, doctors say, and has written them notes asking to be taking off the artificial respirator he has been on since arriving in the hospital.
President Obama on Tuesday will award the nation's highest medal of valor to the first living recipient since 1976, when three service members from the Vietnam War were honored.
While saying he talks regularly with President Barack Obama and his administration's officials, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday that the nation's 44th president has overreached and lost focus in his first term -- and lost votes because of it.
Lawmakers return today for a lame-duck session, and one of their first duties is picking new leaders. Beyond that, the question remains whether real work gets done or gets punted to the new Congress.
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