The president signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, despite previously threatening to veto it over controversial provisions.
A shooting in the Swiss village of Daillon has reminded the world of a similar tragedy in Newtown, Conn.
Google is likely to settle charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Thursday.
The military has contradicted the central government of Myanmar, admitting to the use of airstrikes against KIA rebels in Kachin.
In contrast to MSNBC's Rachael Maddow, Fox News' Sean Hannity lost a significant amount of viewers following the re-election of Barack Obama
A Muslim Brotherhood leader predicts that Israel will be dissolved within a decade, raising concerns about Egypt's own future.
The UN has voted to sanction the rebel organizations M23 and FDLR in the DR Congo, but larger problems have not been addressed.
Gridlock in Washington stems partly from electorate changes and party from zealotry, and it will take another election or two to end.
An attack on a Coptic Church in Libya has Christians fearing for their safety in a country where Islamic extremism is on the rise.
South Korea will open up one of its shuttered nuclear power plants this week, assuring citizens that safety comes first.
IBTimes culled the most notable, or outrageous, Twitter moments of 2012. Congratulations, Rupert Murdoch.
2013 could be brighter for technology IPOs if the likes of Cloudera, Xtera, Dropbox, Cvent and Acquia take the plunge.
Competing with Amazon's Kindle has been costly for Barnes & Noble, the world's largest bookstore chain.
The Delhi gang-rape victim died Saturday, but even the public outrage may not be enough to change things for women in India.
A French constitutional court has ruled against President Francois Hollande's flagship 75 percent tax rate on millionaires.
IBTimes looks at some of the worst media mishaps of the year, including screw-ups from CNN, ABC, FOX, AP, the New York Post and IBTimes itself.
South African President and ANC leader Jacob Zuma said that owning dogs was a part of white culture.
The White House's easy-to-abuse "We the People" online petitioning system has turned a First Amendment right into a crowd-sourced circus.
A coalition of rebel groups is closing in on the Central African Republic's capital city of Bangui, and President Francois Bozize feels increasingly isolated.
The new Japanese government vows to reconsider the old administration's promise to phase out nuclear energy.
There are thousands of tech companies to watch, but how can one determine which will be the game-changers? Don't worry, here are a few.
Apple, which reported record annual income, paid its top officers extremely well in 2012, with stock awards calculated to pay them even better.
AT&T has reportedly confirmed that it will start rolling out the multi-window update for its Galaxy Note 2 variants Thursday.
A horrific shooting in Connecticut changes the terms of the debate.
If 2012 wasn't a great year for technology, it also wasn't a great year for venture capital acquisitions and public offerings.
The Muslim Brotherhood played a crafty game in coming to power in Egypt after years of being suppressed.
The African continent is seeing some monumental changes, and is rife with conflict and potential.
A new democratic Egypt and anti-Assad Turkey are making their weight felt, for better or worse.
A look back at a year and a time when a nuclear Iran was considered the greatest threat to the U.S.
According to MediaFinder, 82 magazines stopped printing in 2012, including such storied titles as Newsweek. IBTimes lists the most notable closures of the year.
