A 15-year-old girl who faced 100 lashes in the Maldives after she was raped by her step-father has had the sentence overturned following an international campaign.

Japan has long been hailed as one of the world’s most developed nations. But when it comes to innovation, things are less rosy. Why is it stifling its start-ups?

Tesla sells the Model S to a much higher percentage of men and those buyers are, on average, younger and wealthier.

Why did the heirs to one of the largest fortunes in America grow up horribly neglected and abused?

Several lots of certain varieties of Eukanuba and Iams dry foods for dogs and cats have been recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria

Rising prices for a broad range of consumer items in July pushed overall inflation up from historically low levels, a development that could reassure Federal Reserve officials as they consider dialing back their bond-buying program in coming months.

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders rose in August to the highest level since 2005 as demand for new homes supports the market amid rising mortgage rates.

Journalist Michael Hastings was investigating CIA Director John Brennan for an upcoming expose project prior to his tragic death in a car accident, the reporter’s wife, Elise Jordan, confirmed. XETV-TV reporter Kimberly Dvorak claims sources had told ...

Last week, Carmen Ortiz, Boston’s top federal prosecutor, indicted Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, two college buddies of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. They will be arraigned today.

The former head of the National Security Agency said Sunday that not only does ending the NSA’s domestic surveillance programs seems unlikely, but he images those endeavors could expand in scope during the coming years.

Astronomers discover a planet that's a deep shade of pink - and poses a challenge for theories of how planets form.

By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Monday the New York Police Department's "stop-and-frisk" crime-fighting tactic unconstitutional, dealing a stinging rebuke to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who vowed to appeal th ...

Psychoanalyst Matthew Tiffany on an important new book that shows just how complicated the issues and challenges are in the field.

Social media networks are great -- until you run into other people on them.

A Russian man who decided to write his own small print in a credit card contract has had his changes upheld in court. He's now suing the country's leading online bank for more than 24 million rubles ($727,000) in compensation.

The world’s thirst for oil could be nearing a peak. That is bad news for producers, excellent for everyone else.

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An investigation into a stolen baby has been re-opened after DNA evidence showed someone else's child was returned to the missing infant’s parents nearly 50 years ago. The FBI told Chicago newspapers that they were re-investigating the case of P ...

Investigating why critics of Hungary's authoritarian government believe it is leading the country towards fascism.

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