Chile's newly sworn-in president has vowed to help rebuild the earthquake devastated country.
Rescue workers in central Chile are searching for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings, a day after one of the world's most powerful earthquakes struck the South American country....
MARJAH/ NEW DELHI (AP) - Marines and Afghan troops who fought through the centre of Marjah linked up Saturday with American soldiers on the northern edge of the former Taliban stronghold, clearing the town's last major pocket of resistance....
The United States is planning to launch a military offensive in Afghanistan's Kandahar city following the military operation to drive Taliban fighters out of the town of Marjah in Helmand province, a senior US official has said...
Barack Obama has wrapped up a marathon televised debate with congressional leaders on his plans for healthcare reform, but with no sign of a breakthrough on reaching a deal....
The space shuttle Endeavour has landed safely back in Florida ending a 14-day mission that included installation of the last major additions to the International Space Station....
Two Bush administration lawyers who authorised harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects will not face punishment, according to a US justice department report....
A pilot furious with the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has crashed his small plane into a seven-storey building in apparent suicide....
Barack Obama, the US president, has met the Dalai Lama, despite a warning from China that talks with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could strain ties...
The second major snowstorm in less than a week has hit the US east coast, forcing federal and local government agencies, the UN and schools to close....