Here's a "who's who" to understanding the people, places and issues surrounding the Islamist counterinsurgency in Mali.
Shares of Apple fell as much as 12.4% in Thursday trading, erasing more than $50 billion in its market value.
North Korea announced it will test a nuclear missile aimed at the U.S., and China may be the only power able to put a stop to it.
An embattled Kansas military school has suspended an 18-year-old cadet leader who was arrested last week on allegations of sexual battery against a younger student at its Salina campus, the school's president said Tuesday.
Justin Timberlake has released the music video for his hit song "Suit & Tie."
Chemical maker Huntsman will trim its European manufacturing payroll to make its Advanced Materials division more efficient.
Arckaringa Basin could be sitting on the equivalent of anywhere between 3.5 billion and 233 billion barrels of oil.
France is facing a new domestic security threat as jihadists in Mali threaten a terrorist retaliation.
Did the British Royal Navy actually "rescue" the Norwegian-owned cruise ship MS Fram from ice off of Antarctica?
Coffee shops have been a mainstay in Tehran for almost a century.
The British prime minister said he would hold a referendum on leaving the EU if his party wins in 2015.
A Taliban spokesman accused Prince Harry of having "mental problems" after he compared war to playing Xbox.
The Real Madrid star may return to London.
Forty years after Roe v. Wade, scientists still haven't quite come to a consensus on the thorny bioethical issues associated with abortion.
Logistical support from the U.S., UK and other Western powers is beefing up French capabilities in Mali.
A new report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech claims that Windows Phones outsold BlackBerry units across Europe during the 12 weeks leading up to Christmas in 2012.
British national Lindsay Sandiford received the death penalty after being convicted of drug trafficking by an Indonesian court.
The Red Devils are expected to add Zaha for £12 million.
"Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer, who produced "Breaking Dawn" and the upcoming "The Host," made her Sundance Film Festival debut with "Austenland."
Portions of Europe brought to a standstill over the past five days crawled back into action Tuesday, but lingering snow storms continued to hamper travel.
An Indonesian court sentenced Lindsay June Sandiford to death on Tuesday for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million in her suitcase onto the resort island of Bali
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), the No. 2 carrier, as expected, reported that its fourth-quarter loss doubled due to charges for Superstorm Sandy.