Even following this week's violence over blasphemous art, Tunisians remain fairly optimistic about their country's progress.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 will be launching in the U.S on schedule, after Apple lost a bid to impose a court ban on the phone.
Some members of the New York City Board of Health are considering limiting the size of movie theater popcorn and milk beverages to help curb obesity.
It's not saying 'no' to people. It's saying, 'Are you sure? Do you really want that?' Thomas Farley, New York City's health commissioner, said. It's sending people a message while giving people the freedom to drink as much as they want.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the Security Council Thursday that all-out civil war is imminent in Syria while his predecessor Kofi Annan called again for more pressure on Damascus to halt the violence.
At a time when consumers in the United States are eagerly waiting for Samsung to start shipping of its latest flagship smartphone, Galaxy S3, the South Korean conglomerate has confronted a serious hitch that could end up delaying the availability of the device in the country.
The Venezuelan government passed a new gun law that prohibits the commercial sale of firearms and ammunition, moving the country closer to President Hugo Chavez and his administration's goal of disarming all civilians as crime rates continue to rise.
Turkey's prime minister is stepping into the debate on abortion with a call to ban the practice. Here's why it's a bad idea, and why it will backfire
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban sales of large soda drinks drew swift criticism from beverage makers and retailers, who say consumers should be able to make their own decisions.
Supersizing your soda or any other sugary beverage at some of your favorite places in NYC may be a thing of the past if Mayor Bloomberg's soda ban is approved.
Two U.S. Army reservists say the ban on women serving in combat roles violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Days after France attempted to ban a genetically-modified strain of maize created by the controversial agricultural company Monsanto, based in St. Louis, Mo., the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) rejected France's grounds for banning the maize, even though France believes the corn is harmful to the environment.
The device was detonated in a restaurant in the Qaboun neighborhood, a hot bed of protests against President Bashar al-Assad.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he believed al Qaeda was behind the twin suicide car bomb blasts that killed at least 55 people in Syria last week.
The state of Vermont became on Wednesday the first in the United States to ban the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the grand dinner hosted by Mukesh and Nita Ambani at their residence Antilia held in the honor of United Nations' Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.The party was also attended by Bollywood biggies like Aamir Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Karishma Kapoor, Javed Akhtar among others. What caught everyone's attention in the party was the supposed conversation between Ban and Aishwarya.
Vogue's underage, anorexic model ban is a prohibition a long-time in the making; but, as the saying goes, better late than never. Vogue, considered as the Fashion Bible by many, is setting a precedent with its move to eradicate too-young and too-skinny models from the pages of its publication. It is one small step for Vogue, one giant leap for fashion.
The governor, rejecting the idea that carrying firearms in that environment poses any real danger, insisted that guns are most precious in instances of civil unrest or protests.
The U.S. House of Representatives was introduced to a new bill on Friday, called the Social Networking Online Protection Act 2012, or SNOPA, which would ban employers from requiring job candidates to provide their username or password to Facebook, or any other social networking account for that matter.
During their historic first meeting, United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon praised Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as a real leader (who) demonstrates flexibility for the greater cause of the people of a country.
The U.N. chief is in Burma on a three-day visit, where he will address parliament in the capital Naypyitaw on Monday -- the first foreign leader to do so -- before meeting with opposition leader and one-time political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi.
The U.K. banned all exports to Argentina's military Thursday amid heightened tensions over the long-standing Falkland Islands dispute.
