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NEWARK — Federal officials in New Jersey have announced charges against 29 people in what they said is a massive international counterfeit goods operation.

New Jersey's U.S. attorney, Paul J. Fishman, said parallel international investigations resulted in arrests in New Jersey, Texas, New York and the Philippines.

Mr. Fishman said ...

HENRYVILLE, Ind. — St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church has always been a gathering point for the people of Henryville, never more so than now.

Under a roof with a patched-up 6-foot hole, dozens gathered Sunday not just to worship, but to check on neighbors and get updates on the devastation ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Indiana toddler found in a field after Friday's violent tornadoes has died.

Fourteen-month-old Angel Babcock of New Pekin, Ind., was found after her family's mobile home was destroyed in storms that ravaged the Midwest and South and also killed her father, mother and two siblings.

When ...

Authorities in India's Uttar Pradesh state unveil the statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and her party symbols two months after they are covered on orders from election chiefs.

BEIJING (AP) -- China's premier on Monday called for a boost in domestic consumption to keep the economy expanding while overseas markets remain weak, and pledged greater support for social security, employment and public housing to help those left behind by the nation's economic boom....

BEIJING (AP) -- China's premier on Monday called for a boost in domestic consumption to keep the economy expanding while overseas markets remain weak, and pledged greater support for social security, employment and public housing to help those left behind by the nation's economic boom....

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Thursday said Republicans should give President Barack Obama another term if Santorum isn't the GOP nominee and for a second day compared rival Mitt Romney to an Etch A Sketch toy....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Five months after the CIA sought out and killed an American-born cleric and al-Qaida operative in Yemen, Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to explain how the U.S. can legally kill U.S. citizens on foreign soil....

China's premier opens the last parliament session before a leadership change with a wide-ranging speech on the economy, land rights and the military.

During a series of public hearings on rate hikes, D.C. Water and Sewer Authority officials were quick to point out that they were doing everything they could to save money for customers, including enacting a pay freeze across management.

But after they received news of an unexpected surplus for fiscal ...

The federal government's only program aimed at preventing the discarding of "extra" frozen human embryos is itself in danger of being discarded.

In a move that pro-lifers are calling more evidence of the Obama administration's "pro-abortion slant," the White House has sought to defund the Embryo Adoption Awareness Campaign in ...

The government is urged to cancel the replacement of the Trident nuclear submarines and use the money to "revitalise" the armed forces.

Few social scientists, and even fewer political scientists, have done as much to improve American life as James Q. Wilson.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haiti has seen a dramatic increase in violent crime in the shanties of its major cities over the past six months, helping undermine faith in the country's police force, according to a study released Sunday....

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Federal prosecutors in the United States have filed papers in New Zealand seeking the extradition of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues, whom they accuse of making a fortune by helping Internet users share files illegally....

People in trial areas will soon be able to find out from police if partners have a history of domestic violence, under a scheme dubbed Clare's Law.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Fifteen-month-old Angel Babcock seemed to be the miracle survivor of a deadly tornado that killed her parents and two siblings when she arrived Friday night at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Though critically injured, she was opening her eyes, and hospital workers said that was a hopeful sign....

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) -- Homes and buildings collapsed in the Congolese capital after an arms depot exploded Sunday, killing at least 206 people and entombing countless others in crushed structures including inside two churches that buckled while parishioners were celebrating Mass, officials and witnesses said....

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) -- Homes and buildings collapsed in the Congolese capital after an arms depot exploded Sunday, killing at least 206 people and entombing countless others in crushed structures including inside two churches that buckled while parishioners were celebrating Mass, officials and witnesses said....

China said Sunday it plans to increase its defense budget by 11.2%, following similar increases in years past and coming on the heels of a renewed U.S. push in the region.