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Germany backed away Friday from a confrontation with the European Central Bank over a new bailout package for Greece, agreeing under pressure from France not to force private investors …

(Photo: Jelle Vancoppenolle / Flickr) April 5, 2011, was the happiest day in 14-year-old Faizaan Rafiq's life. On that day, Rafiq was released from prison after two …

Jyotirmoy Kumar Dey and Chauncey Bailey probably did not know each other. One covered the underworld of gangs in Mumbai. The other covered the black community in Oakland, California …

Ayman al Zawahiri's succession to the leadership of al Qaida, announced over the Internet Thursday, carries particular dangers for Pakistan, a nuclear-armed country reeling from an Islamic insurgency, a …

Reporting from Washington - The Senate voted Thursday to do away with the ethanol tax credit, an indication of waning support for the nearly $6 billion annual subsidy amid …

Athens - The instability rocking Greece this week is the latest manifestation of a troubling new phase in the global financial crisis: political turmoil is sweeping through Europe, toppling …

With just two weeks left until the start of the fiscal year, California's budget plans stalled Thursday after Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a spending proposal by Democratic legislators, saying …

Professor Juan Cole. (Photo: Patrick Giblin / Flickr) A professor at the University of Michigan said Thursday “it was criminal” that the White House, under President George …

(Photo: Pete Souza / White House) House members announced on Wednesday that they are filing a lawsuit against President Barack Obama for his approval of US military …

Washington, D.C.- As talk of the debt ceiling and deficits reaches a fever pitch in the media and on Capitol Hill, a great deal of inaccurate information has clouded …