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Reuters | Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari asks for a "permanent solution" to U.S. drone strikes during NATO summit.

A collapse in the eurozone would create the "ideal recipe for an increase in extremism and xenophobia", the UK deputy PM says.

The News Tribe | Fighting between regime troops and armed rebels doesn't stop for U.N. monitors

Thousands of people left homeless by a powerful earthquake in northern Italy spend the night in shelters as aftershocks continue in the region.

CHICAGO — New lung-cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.

The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older smokers or nonsmokers outweigh any benefits, according to ...

With 100 days to go, organisers say the London 2012 Paralympics will be the "biggest ever", as tickets go back on sale.

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has died aged 62 following a lengthy battle with cancer, his family say.

NEW YORK — It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that would take her all the way to winning Wimbledon.

But according to the 1940 census, the trailblazing athlete didn't even exist.

There's no record ...

A look back at the life of Bee Gee Robin Gibb, founder member of one of the most commercially successful bands of all time.

CBS Local Chicago | As per the usual routine, police claim the violence was allegedly instigated by protesters.

JEFFERSON CITY — The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000.

The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago already ranks as the deadliest twister in ...

MAINE

WATERVILLE — A handful of protesters briefly interrupted a Maine college graduation speech by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair calling for world unity.

Mr. Blair addressed more than 400 Colby College graduates and their guests Sunday morning at the school's 191st commencement in Waterville.

Police say the protesters ...

A second man is charged with the murder of a 40-year-old widower who was found stabbed to death in his Brighton flat.

The shadow of the moon began to sweep across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas Panhandle as a rare annular solar eclipse began Monday morning in Asia.

Reuters | Mexican investigators hold retired Mexican Army General and retired Lieutenant Colonel in Mexico City pending investigation into cartel connections.

Thousands of people turned out to see rock band Muse carry the Olympic flame in their Devon hometown on the second day of the torch relay.

A single 30% rate of income tax is needed in order to boost growth in the UK, according to a report by a campaign group and business leaders.

VOA News | Taiwanese President begins second term pledging deeper relations with China.

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

As grateful as I am for President Obama's profound, nonsensical meditations on the meaning of "hope," I am even more grateful that The One has come to make the world fair, and to tell us what fairness really means.

Mr. Obama has spent a lot of his time lately ...

Nato leaders are meeting in Chicago in a summit dominated by the withdrawal from Afghanistan.