The latest news isn't good for the airline industry as it cuts back flights to and from Bangkok during the floods.
Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has elected little-known academic Abdul Raheem al-Keeb as the new interim prime minister to guide the country as it emerges from a bitter civil war towards a new constitution and democratic elections.
The seven-billionth human is expected to be born on Monday, but an expert who helps do the counting says that event comes as the Earth undergoes a demographic shift toward slower population growth.
The Commerce Department on Friday set preliminary anti-dumping duty rates on products from China, Taiwan, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates it said were being sold in the United States at unfairly low prices.
The latest news on the floods in Bangkok and how it is affecting travel and tourism in the region.
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday awaited the appointment of the new heir to King Abdullah, widely anticipated to be veteran Interior Minister Prince Nayef.
Saudi Telecom Co plans major acquisitions in the Middle East next year to take advantage of a buyer's market to expand it's regional presence, the chief executive of its international operations said on Sunday.
The United Arab Emirates plans to provide $3 billion in financial aid to Egypt but is still discussing the mechanism to deliver it, a senior UAE official said on Saturday.
The International Monetary Fund is not seeking more funds from Gulf Arab oil exporters to bolster its resources, and the region faces no major danger from the euro zone debt crisis, the IMF's Deputy Managing Director Nemat Shafik said on Saturday.
President Barack Obama said Friday that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year.
It's the opportune time to consider the future of Libya. A future without the bloody rule of Gadhafi.
Here is a list of the top 10 child-friendly restaurant chains in the U.S., as of 2011.
Members of American's AAdvantage and Etihad Guest frequent flyer program can now redeem miles on eligible flights from both carriers
Could malaria be the new smallpox? The World Health Organization said on Monday that nearly a third of the countries where malaria is endemic could eradicate the disease within 10 years.
Switzerland has already placed a freeze on Mubarak family assets as well as those of other former Cairo officials.
Now the kids have been back at school for a bit, you might feel you could use a little break from the domestic world with your partner, as long as the grandparents don't mind watching over the children while you jet off for a short holiday.
American socialite, Kim Kardashian, and her mother Kris Jenner launched the world's most expensive milkshake in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Friday.
Reality star Kim Kardashian has been quite busy during her action-packed Dubai visit with the launch of a perfume and the first international opening of Millions of Milkshakes. However, the star seems to have much more plans than that
A three-day disruption to BlackBerry services spread to North America on Wednesday, frustrating users of the Research In Motion devices just two days before rival Apple's new iPhone 4S goes on sale.
The controversial decision review system (DRS) will no longer be mandatory and its use will be left to bilateral agreements between participating boards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.
The day after he tied the knot with American heiress Nancy Shevell, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney announced 11 extra dates for his On the Run tour ending in his native town of Liverpool, England, on December 20.
Exactly 10 years ago Friday, the United States entered into a war with Afghanistan. And, despite President Barack Obama's plan to completely remove American troops from the country by 2014, the U.S. could be in Afghanistan for decades to come.
