engl. Zeitungen

The Afghanistan war is at a critical juncture, and some Afghans are losing faith in America's ability to deliver on its promises.

The government granted BP another day to continue tests on a cap plugging the massive Gulf oil leak as forecasters warned of stormy weather.

President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron agreed that Scotland's decision to release the Lockerbie bomber was a mistake.

What lies below the Bahamas? A veiled world of fossils, blind creatures and scientific riddles, a team of cave divers has found.

In the face of crib recalls and other safety alerts, the government wants to make it easier for parents to have confidence in their purchase ...

A special election in West Virginia is forcing Senate Democrats to defend another seat in this year's rocky political season.

Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that two state workers were responsible for compiling and distributing a list of personal information of 1,300 ...

A dispute between news organizations and the Pentagon flared after the May expulsion of four reporters.

Elena Kagan, President Obama's choice for the Supreme Court, moved a step closer to confirmation Tuesday as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted ...

The oil spill response commander gave BP another 24 hours to test its well, keeping it shut as BP and officials weigh whether to kill it permanently.

A facelift at Jerusalem’s Israel Museum should enhance its links across cultures and their histories.

Western nations endorsed President Hamid Karzai’s plan for Afghan forces to take the lead on security by 2014.

The jet-leasing newcomer, which has ordered 120 aircraft valued at nearly $9 billion, is the single biggest customer at the Farnborough International Airshow.

Assurances by government leaders in recent weeks that their countries' banks will pass the tests has left economists and analysts anything but reassured.

Appearing with President Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain said he did not see the need for more investigation into the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber.

The large-scale naval exercises off Japan and the Korean Peninsula will next week, despite objections from China.

Approximately 400,000 infants still get HIV/AIDS from their mothers each year despite the availability of drugs that can block "nearly all" mother-to-child ...

A trainee program brings thousands of apprentices to Japan, but critics say employers pay illegally low wages and treat the migrant workers poorly.

President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment for Afghan police and soldiers to take charge of security throughout the nation by ...

People around the nation are reaching out in many imaginative ways to aid victims of the Gulf oil spill.