The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a 106-billion-U.S.-dollar bill for funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through this September, CNN reported on Wednesday. The measure was passed on Tuesday night, on a narro...
The U.S. House of Representatives has required the Pentagon to issue new uniforms for troops in Afghanistan after hearing complaints that camouflage that was fine in Iraq doesn't work well in Afghanistan. The requirement was...
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained a little on Wednesday as dollar declined after new Consumer Price Index (CPI) data was released. Silver ended higher, but platinum fell. Gold price...
The State Court of Klagenfurt in Austria's southern state Carinthia convicted an 85-year-old man of glorifying Nazi ideology and spreading Nazi beliefs in two books, and sentenced him to two years of unconditional imprisonment on Wednesday. &...
The 10 large U.S. banks that were approved to repay about 68 billion U.S. dollars of government rescue fund early are expected to finish their payment on Wednesday. According to separate statements from the banks, JPMor...
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said on Wednesday that "there are some signs that the British economy is beginning to stabilize" although the path to full recovery could be protracted. In a speech delivered to industry...
Harvard University, the world's richest educational institution, is making big budget cuts because of the economic downturn, university officials said. The financial crunch is hurting the university at every level from...
Under-20 minority Americans have become majority in almost one of every six U.S. counties, according to a new analysis. That change is due both to the increase in the number of minority kids and to the declines in the number...
