Islamabad adds its voice to a growing chorus of criticism directed at the American pastor

NEW YORK (AP) — Treasury yields are climbing after encouraging news on the jobs market led investors to move into riskier assets. They also are rising after an auction of $13 billion in 30-year bonds drew a higher yield than bonds already trading in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — MGM Resorts International’s attractive stock price and signs of a convention recovery led an analyst to raise the casino operator’s rating and price target, which sent its share up Wednesday. THE SPARK: The Las Vegas-based company’s s...

The international police agency Interpol warned governments worldwide on Thursday of an increased risk of terror attacks if the planned burning of the Quran by a Florida pastor went ahead. Florida - Warfare and Conflict - War on Terrorism - Interpol ...

Columnist and author Arianna Huffington's latest book, "Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream," draws a grim picture of the state of America. She cites the increasing economic burden...

Iran said Thursday it will free Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, as an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Stocks extended their September rally Thursday following more encouraging news on the job market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 28 points after the Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest...

In an interview with Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison on Thursday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith implied a link between Ground Zero mosque opposition and a pastor's plan to burn the Koran: "...a line that can be drawn from the...anti-Musl...

ISTANBUL — Kevin Durant scored 33 points and the United States beat Russia 89-79 on Thursday to move within two wins of its first world championship since 1994. The victory came on the 38th anniversary of the Soviet Union's win over the Americans for...

Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads! That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. Lawmakers Alin Popoviciu and Cristi Dugulescu of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party ...