The Tunisian government declared an overnight curfew in various parts of the country, including the capital, following several attacks that have been attributed to an Islamist sect.
Crude oil futures declined on Tuesday amid concerns that Spain's banking bailout may not be enough to rescue the country from the financial crisis.
Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell Tuesday as the early investor excitement on the bailout for Spanish banks subsided to revive concerns about the debt crisis looming over the euro zone.
EU officials have been keen to trumpet the latest euro zone Band-Aid as a triumph for collective action and an answer to critics who accused the group of acting too slowly and with not enough money in the past.
Sarah Outen, a British adventurer on a round-the-world bicycle, kayak and rowing race, has been rescued after being stranded in the Pacific Ocean. Outen was rescued by the Japanese Coast Guard in rough seas on the afternoon of Friday, June 8.
Here are some things you might not know about Timothy Bradley.
Three years after the fatal Air France 447 crash, a suggestion of a sex scandal involving the captain and an off-duty flight attendant emerges. Two independent sources told ABC news that Captain Marc Dubois was travelling socially with an off-duty flight attendant, who was thought to have been a love interest.
NYC's metropolitan area is at risk for billions in hurricane-driven storm surge damage.
What will the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season be like? When are hurricanes most likely to hit the Southeast? The Caribbean? Can I get a refund if my vacation is a washout?
When people think of hurricane damage they usually think of Miami or New Orleans, but a new report suggests the greatest financial risk of all may be much farther north: the greater New York City area.
Thanks to their small size and strong exoskeleton, mosquitoes are able to shake off impacts from raindrops that would obliterate a human if they were struck by a similarly sized force.
Sixty-eight years after the D-Day invasion, the beaches of Normandy are now pilgrimage sites -- a treasure trove of history amidst a prosaic land.
Dutch company Mars One has been making the rounds with its dreams of putting on a reality TV show to select astronauts for a one-way journey to the Red Planet. But the company is vague on how people will be transported to and live on Mars.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy proposed on Saturday that the 17 countries in the euro zone create a common fiscal authority, with each surrendering a significant amount of its national sovereignty to send a signal to financial markets about the certainty of their single-currency experiment.
Charlize Theron is an actress, model, activist, and mother. Since her breakout role in the 1997 drama The Devil's Advocate Theron has taken Hollywood by storm. The face of Dior has appeared in a number of notable films, such as The Cider House Rules and The Italian Job.
Scientists have finished sequencing the genomes of the domestic tomato and one of its wild relatives, paving the way for more precise breeding in tomatoes and other plants.
Economic data and news flows are light this morning as market participants take stock of the significant moves across asset classes in the past wee
Subtropical Storm Beryl brought coastal winds and looming showers Sunday morning to the Atlantic coast between Florida and South Carolina, as the storm promises to bring heavy rains and dangerous surf by Memorial Day.
A tropical storm warning has been issued for the Southeast coast from north Florida to South Carolina. The cluster of thunderstorms dubbed Tropical Storm Beryl started to gather strength on Saturday, May 26, and is expected to peak during the Memorial Day Weekend.
Even as a possible Greece exit from the euro zone is creating ripples of fear in the global economy, it seems that the Asian countries, especially India, is better placed to face the euro zone breakup storm than other regions.
The Rangers take on the Devils at 8 p.m. ET.
Four climbers were pronounced dead while returning from the summit of Mount Everest over the weekend, Nepali officials said. At least one other remains missing after a windstorm swept through the mountain on Saturday.