The death toll from a monster tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday rose to 123 with 750 people injured and many more missing.
A new spacecraft to take humans into deep space will be based on designs for the Orion exploration vehicle and built by Lockheed Martin, says Nasa.
Rescue crews clawed through the rubble overnight searching for survivors on Tuesday after a tornado in Missouri killed 116 people.
Davis Love was among eight players who had qualified for the British Open in an international qualifier in which Brian Davis earned top honours.
The Christian broadcaster whose Judgment Day prophecy went unfulfilled on Saturday has a simple explanation for what went wrong – he miscalculated.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s clampdown on smoking is the biggest since he banned the habit from restaurants and bars.
US President Barack Obama has flown into Ireland to celebrate part of his heritage and bolster the confidence of a nation hard hit by economic woes.
A massive tornado that swept through the Missouri town of Joplin has killed at least 89 people, a senior local official announced on Monday.
A former member of Sarah Palin’s inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying she was ready to quit as governor months before she resigned.
A massive tornado that cut a deadly swath through a Missouri town, turning homes into rubble, has reportedly killed at least 24 people.
The lead attorney for ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has expressed confidence his client will be cleared of sexual assault charges.
The New York building where former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is under house arrest on sexual assault charges has become a new tourist hot spot.
Tornadoes tore through parts of the US Midwest on Sunday, killing at least 30 people in the Missouri town of Joplin.
Tiger Woods has plummeted depths he had not reached in 14 years when he dropped four spots in the world rankings issued on Monday.
Former IMF chief hopes to move into $14 000-a-month flat after being granted bail, though building’s residents may object.
US officials say al-Qaeda had plans to hijack or sink oil tankers in order to prompt a spike in prices and trigger an economic crisis in the West.
European powers have welcomed a speech by US President Barack Obama calling for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal based on 1967 borders.
Business networking site’s value soars to $10-billion in clear sign that the New York Stock Exchange is gripped by a fresh bout of tech fever.
The former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been bailed by a New York court as he faces trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a hotel maid.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has a "substantial incentive to flee" if bailed, a lawyer prosecuting the former IMF chief on sexual assault charges says.
President Obama has commited the US to promoting reform in the Arab world, but his "Arab Spring" speech had stern words for Israelis and Palestinians.
The International Monetary Fund said Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned following charges against him of sexual assault and attempted rape.
President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday warned of a new Cold War era if Russia and the West failed to agree on missile defence.
The CIA flew new stealth drone planes into Pakistan to monitor Osama bin Laden’s compound before US commandos killed him, it was reported.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn faced growing pressure to quit as head of the IMF after his arrest on attempted rape charges.
US lawmakers have invited Apple, Facebook and Google to attend a hearing on mobile phones and privacy on Thursday.
On Monday, the famed hotel and casino’s towering, Moroccan-themed marquis sent a final message to patrons: "Thanks for the memories."
<i>Endeavour</i> lifted off on Monday for its final mission, watched by Gabrielle Giffords, the congresswoman who was shot earlier this year.
Real estate mogul Donald Trump has announced he will not seek the Republican nod to challenge President Barack Obama in the 2012 US elections.
Pakistan and the United States on Monday sought to smooth a damaging row caused by Osama bin Laden’s killing.
A wave of migrants entering the United States from a Mexico bloodied by the drug war promises to be the most divisive issue in the 2012 elections.
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested and charged on Sunday with sexually assaulting a New York hotel maid.