Three of the 19 hijackers involved in the attacks on the United States have been positively identified as "known associates" of Osama bin Laden, the British prime minister has said. In a statement on ...

Key monthly metrics from the US government continue to be released now that the shutdown has ended. Here’s what September wholesale inflation and retail sales reveal about the economy.

The rumble of artillery fire and the roar of ensuing explosions continued to roll through Gaza early Tuesday despite pronouncements by an Israeli official earlier that the military operation may be in ...

Story Highlights Dutch-based finance and insurance group ING is cutting up to 7,000 staff Move part of effort to help save $1.4 billion over the next year It also announced Monday that CEO, Michel ...

The Pentagon said Monday that it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired US Navy captain, in light of “serious allegations of misconduct” the department has received against him, and ...

McCain's trouble on the right reminds one of California Gov. /topics/arnold_schwarzenegger" class="cnnInlineTopic">Arnold Schwarzenegger. Here you have someone at odds with member ...

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Sunday he appreciates "what the United States is contributing to help Iraq" but said his country is "shouldering the main burden" of its reconstruction ...

Turkeys are foolish creatures -- overstuffed, noisy and self-important. A lot like the politicians on our list of Turkeys of the Year. Turkey No. 10: Rudy Giuliani puts all his eggs in one basket -- ...

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed genocide charges against Sudan's president for a five-year campaign of violence in Darfur. Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Monday urged a three ...

Virginia prosecutors are asking a state court to set a November 9 execution date for John Allen Muhammad, convicted in a series of sniper-style shootings that terrorized the Washington area in 2002.