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President Barack Obama's credibility as a leader hangs in the balance along with America's gold-plated credit rating as he strives to break a debt impasse with Republicans and avoid a ruinous default.
The US Senate confirmed former Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as ambassador to China, making him the first Chinese-American ever to take the post.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is close to a decision to bid for the presidency in an election next year, senior political sources say.
McDonald's Corp said on Tuesday it will soon tweak its children's Happy Meals, reducing the French fry portion by more than half and automatically adding apples to the popular meals, after coming under pressure from consumer groups to provide healthier fare.
US House Representative David Wu, a Democrat of Oregon, announced Tuesday his decision to resign in the wake of allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances on a young woman.
Anders Behring Breivik is in all likelihood insane, his lawyer said on Tuesday after the anti-Islam radical admitted to a bombing and a shooting spree in Norway that killed 76 people.
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The family of Amy Winehouse was preparing to hold a private funeral Tuesday for the singer, who was found dead last week at the age of 27.
The confessed killer of 76 people in Friday's bomb and gun attacks in Norway described Japan as a model country in a document he distributed on the Internet, praising it for shying away from multiculturalism.
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed Monday that his 13-year-old son, who has been hospitalized since a boogie-boarding accident last week, was recovering.
Raquel Borges embraces her paralyzed lion Ariel at the living room of veterinarian Pereira's home in Sao Paulo July 20, 2011. Pereira's home has turned into a hospital since the 3-year-old lion started a landmark treatment to cure a rare autoimmune disease which paralyzed his legs about a year ago.
Anders Behring Breivik wants to tell Norway and the World why he killed at least 93 people in a bomb attack and shooting rampage when he appears in court on Monday, his lawyer said.
A right-wing zealot who has confessed to killing 93 people in Norway seemed a polite "city man" out of place in a small rural town.
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