Mining and exploration company Straits Resources and its partner Argonaut have lost a court appeal to explore an area in South Australia that they believe holds huge copper and gold resources, the companies said on Monday.
The embattled Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has apparently offered to resign.
Stephen Colbert, the satirical Comedy Central host, has shown interest in potentially making a bid for the White House. On Thursday, he moved one step closer to becoming a candidate.
A group of more than 500 state lawmakers from around the country argue in a court brief that the Affordable Care Act fits into Founding Fathers' vision of a strong federal government to address the nation's problems.
American Honda Motor Co won a legal victory as a divided U.S. appeals court on Thursday said a nationwide lawsuit over a brake system used in some Acura RL vehicles should not have been certified as a class-action.
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama for his stance on Israel on Thursday, telling a Florida crowd that if elected he would stand with our friends.
Originally intended as emergency legislation, the law has periodically been amended and extended over the years.
The world of New York education made news lately--good, bad, cultural and ugly. It does seem sometimes that the latest energy adrift in the zeitgeist gets played out in school yards across the town, and today is no exception.
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari left the country Thursday for a one-day private affair to Dubai, amid an escalating crisis between his civilian government and the Army, officials said.
Authorities in India on Thursday, ordered the arrest a tour operator for running what is described as a human safari after a video surfaced showing Jarawa tribal women on the Andaman island dancing in exchange for food.
Asif Ali Zardari, under threat from a memo seeking U.S. help in preventing a coup by Pakistan's powerful generals, has never managed to dispel the notion he is an accidental president.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's dismissal of defence secretary increases tension between civilian government and military.
Video footage of the Jarawa tribal women dancing for tourists, reportedly in exchange for food, on India's Andaman Islands, has created uproar among human rights campaigners.
SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, is an important piece of legislation, but it's been virtually absent from prime-time news broadcasts, a new report from media watchdog Media Matters said. The group found the major news telecasts have not been talking about SOPA except in brief.
Outrage over the a video that shows Jarawa tribe members being forced to dance for tourists in the Andaman Islands has brought attention to an indigenous people close to extinction.
Pakistan’s powerful army generals warned of “very serious ramifications” and “grievous consequences”.
The Republican National Committee said in a court filing that a ban on direct corporate contributions to candidates should be struck down so political parties can compete with Super PACs.
President Barack Obama Tuesday delivered remarks to the Environmental Protection Agency's staff.
Zardari, the widow of Bhutto, was accused of money-laundering in Switzerland.
Two foreign citizens who reside legally in the U.S. failed in their attempt to overturn a ban on political spending from non-citizens on free speech grounds.
If the current Republican primary has taught us anything, having rich supporters with high incomes has become the difference between first and fifth place. Thank the Supreme Court. Its controversial Citizens United decision has prolonged the shelf life of candidates that once would have been long dead. Ask Newt Gingrich.
Amir Mirza Hekmati was sentenced to death by an Iranian court on Monday, on espionage charges. Iran has accused Hekmati of spying for the CIA. Here are eight things you should know about the Iranian-American facing death.
