Some of the biggest names in pop music, including singers Mariah Carey and Stevie Wonder, will take part in Michael Jackson’s memorial.
Billions of dollars in adaptation funding is tied to the negotiations and targets for emission reductions could require massive economic overhauls.
US President Barack Obama and Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev agreed a target for cuts in nuclear arms and a deal to let US troops fly across Russia.
Former United States defence secretary Robert McNamara died in his sleep at his home on Monday. He was 93.
There’s no stopping the twitterati. Two University of Chicago undergraduates have landed a publishing deal to twitter the classics of literature.
President Barack Obama left for Moscow on Sunday promising a far-reaching effort to ”reset” US-Russian relations that hit a low under George Bush.
General Motors may have to wait out the long Independence Day holiday weekend to learn if its bankruptcy plan is moving forward.
Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe cast a shadow over the unveiling of plans on Friday for the King of Pop’s memorial service next week.
Businessmen are expected to use a Russia-US business summit on Tuesday to press Moscow to improve conditions for Western companies operating there.
A public memorial for Michael Jackson took shape on Thursday when a concert backer and family spokesperson said the event would take place next week.
United States Marines pushed deeper into Taliban strongholds on Friday.
Up until now, British-led Nato troops in Helmand have lacked the manpower to hold territory it cleared in heavy fighting.
Pop giant Michael Jackson, who took to the stage as a child star and set the world dancing to exuberant rhythms for decades, died on Thursday aged 50
The US auto industry faced an uncertain future after talks with Germany on the fate of General Motors’ Opel unit collapsed.
Barack Obama on Wednesday will mark the 100th day of his presidency after a whirlwind start in which he has signalled a new approach.
New General Motors cost-cutting measures mark ”an important step” in the troubled US car giant’s bid for survival, the White House said on Monday.
Governments around the world are on high alert for a swine flu pandemic as the death toll from the virus in Mexico rose to more than 100.
Diplomats from the world’s biggest greenhouse polluters meet in the US on Monday in a forum aimed at getting a UN agreement to curb global warming.
Meredith Bowen was tiring of requests from Facebook friends to exchange make-believe pansies, and cartoon characters for her ”(Lil) Green Patch”.
If Allen Stanford ever wanted to make a low-profile departure from his lavish Houston headquarters, there was a private exit through his bathroom.
The fact that waterboarding was repeated so many times on two people suggests that Bush officials lied when they said its use was strictly controlled.
The Somali pirate involved in taking an American ship captain hostage has arrived in New York where he will be put on trial.
Our way of life is threatened not by an al-Qaeda nutcase, but politicians like former US vice-president Dick Cheney in thrall to a fantasy war.
For the first time, an accused domestic terrorist is being added to the FBI’s list of ”Most Wanted” terror suspects that includes Osama bin Laden.
A group of African first ladies began a two-day meeting in Los Angeles on Monday to forge US partnerships to try to improve health and education.
Spanish prosecutors on Friday recommended against a probe into allegations that US officials gave legal cover for the torture of terror suspects.
After setting up Twitter’s most popular account to monitor breaking news, a London web developer has now sold ownership back to CNN.
Details on stress tests measuring how well US banks will weather difficult economic conditions are to be disclosed to promote investor confidence.
A US Army master sergeant convicted of murder in the 2007 killings of four bound and blindfolded Iraqis will be sentenced on Thursday.
A government-steered bankruptcy of General Motors would likely not be swift or simple despite the best efforts of the US Treasury, analysts warn.
Critics of Barack Obama’s handling of the economy are planning nationwide ”tea parties” on Wednesday — and not for the sake of polite conversation.
Music producer Phil Spector was convicted on Monday of murdering a Hollywood actress in 2003, and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.