Just days before the presidential election, U.S. officials are striking back at allegations they failed to respond quickly or efficiently against the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi,...

A Polish woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing at least five of her newborn babies, a prosecutor said Friday.   The suspect, identified only as 41-year-old Beata Z., has been...

A British safety official who inspected Titanic before its maiden voyage thought it should have more lifeboats, according to his private notes, which are being offered for sale this...

The region hit by Superstorm Sandy was a patchwork of returning normality and despair, as bodies of the more than 90 dead across several U.S. states continued to be found but more communities were...

Police closed streets and sidewalks around CNN Centre in downtown Atlanta as they investigated a chemical bomb threat, but found no such device during a search of the complex.   Atlanta...

Every year, more than 200 million people are affected by natural disasters. Many will bear the brunt of recurring floods, storms, or droughts, and the majority of them will be women and girls. Most of...

Is it time for fiscal consolidation or stimulus? Should governments cut or increase spending? Once again the issue is a matter of dispute among policymakers and economists. Citizens, having been told...

A sign taped to a wall in an Athens hospital appealed for civility from patients. "The doctors on duty have been unpaid since May," it read, "Please respect their...

A Chinese man who served 11 years of a life sentence for a wrongful conviction of check fraud was awarded a record state compensation of 825,000 yuan ($131,000) this week.   Guangdong's...

Around 200 mostly armed protesters have occupied an area near Libya's parliament building, blocking nearby roads and beating up journalists in protest of the country's new...