Republican Mitt Romney is standing by his claims, caught on camera, that 47% of Americans are government-dependent "victims" who don’t pay taxes.
Protesters have denounced Shell’s "reckless" Arctic campaign, after it was forced to abandon drilling when a test of its protection systems failed.
Japanese companies have closed shop in China after a weekend of violent protests over competing claims to a group of islands in the East China Sea.
Iran has confirmed for the first time that forces from its revolutionary guards corps are in Syria helping Assad’s government crush the rebellion.
As Greece’s government wrestles with the prospect of more austerity, anger and fear are darkening the streets.
Joyce Johnson’s new book reveals details of their relationship and how fame blighted On the Road author.
Scientists ask whether humans care only for species from which they can extract benefit, and dismiss the rest as "worthless".
Apple is expected to secure its acquisition of a company specialising in fingerprint scanning days after the next iPhone goes on sale.
Greenpeace says the oil company used "stock-car race" recklessness in testing its capping stack to prevent a Gulf of Mexico-style blowout.
With less than 10% of the Caribbean’s reefs showing live coral cover, one of the world’s most important ecosystems is in danger of utter devastation.