SAFETY

The EU warned that almost all nuclear plants under its jurisdiction need safety upgrades.

An Amber Alert was issued in Illinois after the reported abduction of Mia Graci Thompson, a three-week-old girl.

Nearly three-hundred people have died in a fire that swept through a garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan, making the inferno one of worst industrial accidents in the country’s history.

Fire mishaps in India's biggest fireworks manufacturing hub of Sivakasi have been too frequent that the callous government approach in enforcing safety standards seems more shocking than the accidents themselves.

A Virginia man was indicted Wednesday on federal and local charges for last week's shooting of an unarmed security guard at a conservative Christian lobbying group in Washington, federal authorities said.

Over four million Bumbo Baby Seats were recalled on Wednesday after Bumbo International Trust announced a voluntary recall of its molded foam baby chairs due to safety concerns. But how do you know if your Bumbo Baby Seat is affected under the recall?

Though Twitter tried to safeguard itself by not immediately releasing to the police information on a user who threatened a gun massacre at a theater, legal experts say the social media site could have paid dearly for the decision

Vivian Gasper-Guerrero, 16, cut a hole in her screened bedroom window and made her room look like a struggle had taken place. On Wednesday, the FBI got involved, and an Amber Alert was issued until she was later found. But why did she run away in the first place?

How well protected are the London Olympics? As it turns out, incredibly well.

Two Canadian sisters die mysteriously in their rented island bungalow, believed poisoned. Less than a week later, an Australian woman is stabbed to death in Phuket. Their deaths are the latest in a tumult of violence to shake tourism in postcard-perfect Thailand.

Beleaguered security boss Nick Buckles has come under intense scrutiny after it emerged earlier this week that G4S had failed to recruit enough guards, leaving the UK Government to make up the shortfall with soldiers -- many of whom are thought to be on Summer leave -- and extra police units.

London's Olympic Organizing Committee is facing public scrutiny after the U.S.-based private security firm it hired to patrol the Summer Olympics that begins in two weeks failed to acquire and train enough personnel.

Jane McGarry, a former news anchor at KXAS-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth, has officially resigned from her long held position at the NBC station after pleading no contest to Driving While Intoxicated.

Former Penn State Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky has been found guilty of child sex abuse and will be sentenced in September. His lawyer plans to appeal the verdict.

According to a report, over 35 percent of Indian companies operating in various sectors across India are engaged in corporate espionage and spy on their employees via social networking websites -- even after they leave the company

Why are people in China upset at their own space program?

According to a panel of medical experts, the active chemical in used in spray-on tans -- dihydroxyacetone (DHA) -- can potentially damage one's DNA and cause genetic alterations. The experts reviewed 10 of the most current, agreeing that while more studies need to be done, what they already know is enough to warrant a warning.

Indiana law enforcement officials worry that he Right to defend against unlawful entry bill could lead to open season on police officers.

A group of New Jersey Muslims is suing the New York Police Department over a wide-ranging Muslim surveillance initiative first diclosed by the Associated Press earlier this year.

Such precautions were undertaken because communications devices had been hacked during previous ministerial visits to China.

Since Venus will only be covering up between 2 percent and 3 percent of the solar disc, watching the event with your naked eye will basically be like staring directly into the sun.