The ousted President of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean island resort, said on Wednesday he was forced out of power at gunpoint, prompting clashes between police and

The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime massacre told a court on Monday that he deserves a medal of honour for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free

Egypt on Tuesday released the names of 19 Americans who face trial over foreign funding of activities of their nonprofit groups in Egypt, a case that has soured US-Egypt relations.

One of the 19 is t

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigned on Tuesday following weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge, the military said.

Brig Ahmed Shiyam told reporters

Steel maker ArcelorMittal was cautiously optimistic about its near-term prospects even after it reported a heavy fourth quarter loss generated by a deteriorating European economy and big tax and restr

A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement. Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's ‘Occupy Everywhere’ class.

It's a political science course that

Dan Conne says he and his wife and son thought they were going to die after getting lost while picking mushrooms and spending nearly a week in the rugged forest of southwest Oregon.

They spent the ni

They say you can't take it with you when you die, but that's not necessarily true for the wealthiest Americans - like Donald Trump.

He announced this week he is considering building a 1.5-acre cemete

An Army officer ordered a court-martial for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in US history.

Military District of Washington commander Maj Gen

Don Cornelius, the silken-voiced host of Soul Train who helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting-edge style, died early