The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against a security guard from the company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide who was involved in deadly Baghdad shootings.
With Europeâs new top jobs going to two low-key bridge-builders, the bloc appears to have set its sights on repairing internal divisions before trying to construct a bigger global role.
The Chinese government has held an American oil geologist on suspicion of stealing state secrets for nearly two years, prompting President Obama to raise the issue during his visit to Beijing.
The authorities are expanding access to journalists who donât belong to cartel-like media groups that analysts say have produced a relatively spineless press.
History has proven there are two subjects that will move Egyptians into the streets in riotous numbers, crashing windows, battling each other and defying an army of club-wielding riot police.
The successful operation of the the Large Hadron Collider marked the resumption of a $9 billion quest to investigate the universe when it was less than a trillionth of a second old.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gatesâs statement echoed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clintonâs recent warning to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.
After spending $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since 2003, the U.S. is concerned that Iraqis wonât be able to maintain the facilities once the Americans have left.
Cumbria floods: 'once in a thousand years' .. - Telegraph When Workington's flood defences were rebuilt following the great storms of 2005, residents were assured they could withstand a "once in a century" flood.