Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan told her confirmation hearings on Tuesday the Pentagon’s recruiters had access to Harvard Law School students “every single day I was dean,” adding that she believes

Was it a nefarious Canadian plot that left French President Nicolas Sarkozy standing silently at a microphone in the dark?

Somali pirates hijacked a Singaporean-flagged ship on early Monday with 19 Chinese sailors onboard and a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze, officials said.

The Supreme Court held on Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defence anywhere they live, advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights.

Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency is quoting a senior Russian Cabinet official as saying that BP chief executive Tony Hayward is expected to resign, a report BP denied.

The Netherlands’ Wesley Sneijder (left) celebrates with teammates Dirk Kuyt (centre) and Eljero Elia after scoring their second goal against Slovakia during their round of 16 World Cup match in Durban

Apple sold more than 1.7 million new iPhones in the product’s first three days on the market, the California gadget maker said Monday after its most successful launch ever.

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata poses with a Tata Nano car during Tata Motors-Flag-in ceremony of Nano in Mumbai on Monday.

DOCTORS COULD one day use a blood test to predict decades in advance when women will go into menopause, scientists say.
In research to be presented on Monday at a European fertility conference in Rome, Iranian experts say their preliminary study could be a first step toward developing a tool to help women decide when they want to have children.

Ground staff at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will work nearly 24 hours a day for the next five days trying to ensure that two of the best teams at the World Cup won’t have to play on an inferior pitch.