Violence flared across Syria, including bomb attacks that killed at least 28 people in Aleppo, while at the United Nations diplomats said a new effort was afoot to gain backing for an Arab peace plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in the country.
Winter has been mild in the northeast this year, with warmer temperatures than average and far less snowfall than last year. But residents of the Northeast including major cities Boston and New York will get a reminder that winter isn't gone yet -- as an approaching system is expected to combine with another developing on and bring 1-4 inches of snow this weekend.
Tanks amassed outside opposition neighborhoods in Homs on Friday as Alawite-led forces bombarded the Syrian city for the fifth day and residents expected a major push to subdue the centre of revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Tanks amassed outside opposition neighborhoods in Homs Friday as Alawite-led forces bombarded the Syrian city for the fifth day and residents expected a major push to subdue the center of revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule
Labour demands in the south, power problems in the east and new tax burdens in the west: wherever you look in Africa, miners face a perfect storm of soaring costs.
BP Plc won a court order Wednesday keeping several potentially damaging e-mails out of a scheduled trial to determine responsibility for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster.
Members of the French cabinet walked out of Parliament Tuesday evening after Socialist MP accused a minister adhering to Nazi ideology.
Move over, Mad Men and Kim Kardashian. There's a new darling in U.S. pop culture, with a much posher accent and even fancier clothes.
When is New York Fashion Week 2012? New York Fashion Week 2012 begins on Thursday, Feb. 9, a day when fashionistas will take the Big Apple by storm as designers reveal their coveted Fall 2012 collections. The show will end on Thursday, Feb. 16, after a week of fabulous fetes.
As Europe's cold snap hit the UK over the weekend, Heathrow Airport canceled hundreds of flights in a move many have called unnecessary and excessive.
Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, marking her 60th year on the throne.
More than 300 people have died in Europe as the result of a severe and long-lasting cold spell, and tens of thousands of people across the continent have been left without power or been cut off from supplies.
The table tennis prodigy is certainly on his way to greatness, with Buddell on his side. Meanwhile, check on Little Jamie in action!
Andy Gabrielson, a professional storm chaser who featured on the weather channel, died after a freak car accident in Oklahoma. He was 24.
The Fluffington Post and reporter Michael Nunez are deeply involved in a scandal involving cats. Here's the breakdown.
The hooded figures are pictured carrying candles as they process through Chigwell and Leytonstone in Essex on Jan. 31. The photographs began to circulate the internet on Tuesday and have caused a storm on Twitter and Facebook, with user speculation ranging from a simple hoax to the dreaded KKK.
For fans attending the game is a once in a lifetime experience, and a ticket is worth any price. This year's match-up between the New England Patriots and New York Giants is already a gold mine for the NFL and for the individuals who sell tickets online, with prices peaking at $15,000 for a single ticket.
Budweiser has gone north for this year's Super Bowl commercial.
Valentine's Day is almost here.
The New York Giants and the New England Patriots aren't the only ones ready for Super Bowl Sunday: so are eleven orders of nuns, all determined to fight the surge of underage sex trafficking that accompanies the NFL event each year. The nuns have been prepping for Indianapolis since training camp began last summer, and have one target firmly in their sights: the hundreds of hotel rooms rented out for Super Bowl XLVI.
Europe has been struck by one of the worst cold spells in year. Massive amounts of snow have fallen across the continent this week, causing flight cancellations and transportation delays.
Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of six more weeks of winter looks like it could be true. A major winter storm is sweeping across Colorado. Over 270 flights that were to be flying in or out of the Denver International Airport have been cancelled. Snow began falling Thursday night after 7:00pm. As of Friday morning, Pinecliff, just west of Denver, was hit with 18 inches of snow.
