WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. government discusses reauthorizing a sweeping education law and prepares to distribute billions of stimulus dollars for school reform, state legislatures are sending it a strong message: hands off.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Sunday it would resume military evacuation flights to the United States for badly injured Haitian earthquake victims after a four-day suspension over cost and treatment questions.
Afghanistan's president has appealed to Taliban fighters to lay down their weapons and accept Afghan laws as the government and its international allies pushed a programme to entice militants away fro…
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen rejected a ceasefire offer from Shi’ite rebels on Sunday and said there had been clashes with government forces, as neighboring Saudi Arabia accused the insurgents of mounting sniper attacks inside its territory.
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) The world's foremost gathering of business and government leaders wrapped up a five-day meeting Sunday with widespread agreement that a fragile recovery is underway but …
The world’s foremost gathering of business and government leaders wrapped up a five-day meeting Sunday with widespread agreement that a fragile recovery is under way but no consensus on what’s going to spur job growth and prevent another global economi…
With government-run schools largely a shambles and the rapidly growing middle class suddenly flush with cash, the demand for private schools in India has exploded.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict Sunday called on businesses and officials to stem job losses and made an explicit reference to two Italian plants to be shut soon, in a surprise boost to union efforts to keep the factories open.
(CNN) — Yemen's government said Sunday it will accept a truce offer only if the rebels operating in the country's north comply with six previously laid-out conditions.
Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Sixteen opposition protesters went on trial Saturday in Iran on charges that they tried to overthrow the government, state-run media said.