Hugo Chavez, the President of the South American republic of Venezuela, is reportedly returning to Cuba for more tests, after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor and four rounds of chemotherapy, a few months ago.
The government, Air Canada and one of its unions sent out conflicting signals on Wednesday on the chance of an Air Canada strike, prompting mass confusion from travelers booked to fly on the country's largest airline.
Space-obsessed teenagers have got an opportunity to come up with ideas for science contest to be carried out in space. If successful, the two selected experiments will be performed aboard the International Space Station and live streamed on YouTube to the world in 2012.
As we celebrate Columbus Day 2011, here's an interesting mystery to ponder: Where are Christopher Columbus' Bones?
Follow Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America and discover not only what he found in the 15th century, but also what you can find today.
Greece will default on its debts, Ireland could too and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be forced out as Europe's financial crisis plays out, author Michael Lewis predicted on Tuesday.
Chavez, 57, who has been in power since 1999, is undergoing treatments for cancer.
Based on unsubstantiated reports in an Italian newspaper, GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann warned Wednesday that the United States could be facing another Cuban Missile Crisis, but from Hezbollah, the Middle Eastern terror group.
Marathon swimmer, Diana Nyad, has ended her third attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after being overwhelmed by lethal jelly fish stings.
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad decided on Sunday to abandon her third attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after being stung overnight in the face and eyes by jellyfish, her team said.
Less than two months after ending her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida because of health problems, Diana Nyad is trying it again. She was about halfway through the swim as of Saturday evening.
A new word is needed in the political lexicon to describe the phenomenon of Republican presidential candidates tripping over one another in their rush to the right: out-conservativing.
The Republican presidential candidates are debating once again Thursday night, this time in Orlando, Fla. The participants are Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. Stay on this page for live updates.
Lopes was caught in a scandal claiming she used false documents to help her advance to win the competition. However, since the rumors surfaced, they were quickly shut down during an interview on a Spanish show called Al Rojo Vivo.
Leila Lopes, the Angolan beauty who was crowned Miss Universe 2011 just a week ago has become a subject of malicious allegations which could strip her of the coveted title.
Three successive earthquakes hit Guatemala on Monday, shaking buildings as far as 30 miles away and inciting landslides and public panic. At least one person was reportedly killed.
There have been a number of high-profile earthquakes in the last month, including ones in India, Japan, Cuba, Indonesia and the United States. Here are the ten worst quakes over the past 100 years.
The Indian government has reported that at least eight people died in India and Nepal, and at least three people died when a building in Kathmandu collapsed. The quake also created a number of mudslides on the outskirts of Gangtok, India, killing at least one man who was trapped inside his car.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on his way to Cuba for a fourth round of chemotherapy on Saturday, dismissed an international court ruling that cleared a key opposition candidate to run against him in 2012.
Opposition and human rights activists claim that Havana authorities have upgraded their harassment and persecution of dissident groups in the Communist country.
Cuba has shut down one of the most important western trading companies in the country as an investigation into alleged corrupt import-export practices broadened to a second Canadian firm, foreign business sources said on Friday.
Florida has the worst reptile problem in the world. From 1863 through 2010, 137 non-native amphibian and reptile species were introduced to the state.
