The twin brother of Poland’s late President sought to succeed him in office on Sunday in a tight runoff election that will determine how far this former Communist country goes in embracing free-market

General David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, declaring “we are in this to win” despite rising casualties and growing scepticism a

Queen Elizabeth II will visit Ground Zero for the first time and make her first address to the UN General Assembly in over half a century when she arrives in New York on Tuesday.

Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas credited his backup Pepe Reina for the penalty save that enabled the European champions to beat Paraguay 1-0 and qualify for their first World Cup semifinal.

A fuel tanker flipped over and exploded into flames in eastern Congo overnight, killing at least 220 villagers and wounding more than 100 — many of whom had rushed to siphon leaking liquid from the ve

Germany’s Thomas Mueller celebrates after scoring the first goal in the third minute of their match against Argentina in Cape Town on Saturday.

Preservation scientists at the Library of Congress have discovered that Thomas Jefferson, even in the act of declaring independence from England, had trouble breaking free from monarchical rule.

Apple Inc has said that it was “stunned” to find that its iPhones have for years been using a “totally wrong” formula to determine how many bars of signal strength they are getting.

Mohammed Oudeh, the key planner of the 1972 Munich Olympics attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes, died Saturday morning in Damascus, his daughter said. He was 73.

Soccer’s perennial World Cup underachievers from the Netherlands knocked off mighty Brazil on Friday, stamping the Dutch as a strong contender to finally win that elusive title.