Two New Jersey men who allegedly intended to kill American troops were arrested Saturday at a New York City airport before boarding flights on their way to join a jihadist group in Somalia, a newspaper reported.
Researchers have scored the first big win against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. An experimental drug significantly improved survival in a major study of people with very advanced disease.
In light of the recent school attacks, China has tightened security for the college entrance examination which begins. Photo: College, a poverty-stricken family's hope
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BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward said he did not plan to quit over the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as the energy giant's bid to contain the crude appeared to reach a turning point.
Thai Prime Minsiter Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Sunday a new election, the focal point of weeks of violent protests, could take place early next year if all sides cooperated in the process.
Chinese police have detained six people in the northwestern county of Huachi suspected of selling hi-tech devices to help students cheat in the country's make-or-break college entrance exam to be held June 7-9.
Israel says UN chief Ban Ki-moon is moving ahead with plans for an international commission to investigate Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
A homemade bomb killed a man and injured six other people at a restaurant in the southwestern Chinese city of Guiyang Sunday, local police said.
Rescuers have retrieved a body from a flooded coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, and were still pumping out water Sunday morning in a bid to reach 10 others.
India has claimed that its nuclear assets are not under the threat of extreme left-wing Naxal rebels.
Japan's Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan held talks early Sunday with US President Barack Obama on the Futenma base issue, local media reported.
Vice Premier Li Keqiang has called for better protection of the environment to boost the transformation of China's economic growth and to promote sustainable economic and social development.