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Nuclear impasses with Iran and North Korea are the dominant issues for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her trip to Europe and Asia, which begins with a stopover in Germany to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall.
A judge rejected a challenge to a law letting the United States eavesdrop on overseas conversations Thursday, saying fears by Americans that their conversations will be monitored and their rights violated were "purely subjective."
An Auburn University veterinary student has vanished during a sightseeing trip to Thailand, and officials from the Alabama school are in Tokyo trying to find him.
General Motors Corp. said Wednesday that sales in China jumped 38 percent in the first half of this year, helped by strong demand for minivans and other small vehicles.
Foreign governments looking to kick the tires of fighter jets and cargo planes at this week's air show in Paris will likely hear a clear message from U.S. defense contractors: We need your business now more than ever.
Dierks Bentley and his band recently jetted to Australia to open six shows for Brooks & Dunn, playing to more than 10,000 people a night in the country's largest cities.
President Barack Obama, who promised to lend a hand to the Islamic world if it unclenches a fist, plans a major speech from Egypt next month as he seeks to repair damaged relations between the United States and Muslims.
President Barack Obama plans to deliver a speech in Egypt on U.S. relations with the Muslim world when he sets out on an overseas trip next month.
Furry rodent-like nutria and herds of Asian deer may look cute but are among 1,000 invasive species that have disturbed ecosystems, threatened native animals and left governments across Europe with hefty damage bills, scientists said Monday.
A Michigan woman accused of kidnapping her daughter and fleeing the country in 2007 has been arrested in Austria.
An Ohio man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday over allegations he joined al-Qaida and helped plot terrorist bombings in the U.S. and overseas.
The days of wine and roses — and company-paid country club memberships — are fading fast for international bankers.
Hollywood's six major studios say they broke overseas box office records in 2008, with an estimated $9.9 billion in tickets sold.
Asian companies have been snapping up choice overseas assets, mainly in Europe, with mergers and acquisitions hitting a record $58 billion so far this year despite the financial crisis.
Former President Bill Clinton's globe-trotting business deals and fundraising for his foundation sometimes put his activities abroad at odds with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and could cause complications if President-elect Barack Obama picks her to be secretary of state.
If the world beyond America's shores had a say, it seems clear that Barack Obama would win the presidential election by something approaching a landslide.
American soldiers, aid workers and military contractors in Afghanistan are filling out absentee ballots this week and sending them back to the U.S. to be counted by election officials.
A man accused of joining al-Qaida in the early 1990s and helping teach fellow Muslim extremists how to bomb U.S. and European targets pleaded guilty Tuesday to planning terrorist attacks.
Beverage makers are doing it. So are airlines. With the U.S. economy waning and its outlook for recovery uncertain, the shipping industry, too, is eyeing overseas growth opportunities to offset tough times at home.
Amid the torrent of clothes, electronics and toys surging out of China comes a little-noticed export: international companies.
Amid the torrent of clothes, electronics and toys surging out of China comes a little-noticed export: international companies.
The governing body of English soccer opposes the Premier League's plan to play regular-season games outside Britain.
Americans seeking a change in foreign policy and a new national image abroad flocked to churches in Rome, town halls in England and an Irish pub in Hong Kong on Tuesday to vote in a Democrats Abroad primary.
Democrats living overseas became the first to vote in the Super Tuesday primaries, casting ballots at the stroke of midnight in Indonesia, where Sen. Barack Obama lived as a child.
Global migration: Where the trains run on time[Manila, Philippines] The results of a poll recently released by the US-based Gallup Organization say that some 700 million people worldwide would move to another country if they could.
Taxpayer Bailout Funds Being Spent Overseas?Here is a question: You, as a taxpayer, now own a stake in General Motors. 50 billion dollars of taxpayer money was invested in the company. Now, if the company decides it is in the best interest of their bottom line to invest some of that money overseas, would you be upset?
Manas Airmen donate necessities to hospital, school in Kyrgyzstan 11/9/2009 - TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan (AFNS) -- Airmen here visited a local hospital and a school for the deaf Oct. 31 to donate more than 300 mattresses, 240 beds and medical supplies to a mental hospital in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Dentists to buy back candy for $1 a poundTrick-or-treaters with excess, unopened candy are encouraged to sell it to local dentists for $1 per pound as a healthful alternative to eating too much sugar and as a way to thank service members overseas.
Amid Dollar's Decline, Hopes Rise for U.S. ExportsPARIS — As economists, pundits and politicians debate the reasons for the dollar's rapid fall, Robert Stevenson and his workers in downtown Buffalo, N.Y., watch the slide with glee.
Major Update To Overseas Incident Involving CM PunkIn an update to the earlier report of an incident involving CM Punk from the recent overseas tour, it is being said the incident involved the Undertaker confronting CM Punk.
Made in America no longer - MSN MoneyMore offshoring of American icons. You will be shocked to see who has left their American roots behind.
China's General plans to conquer U.S."Comrades, I'm very excited today, because the large-scale online survey sina.com that was done for us showed that our next generation is quite promising and our Party's cause will be carried on.
I was not prepared for the realities I was facing when I became disabled. Much of the problem was mental; I felt, somehow, as though I had become less valuable to society.
Interrogation Inc. - A Window Into C.I.A.'s Embrace of Secret JailsThis article discusses the CIA's use of secret prisons.
BBC NEWS | Americas | US 'video terrorist' found guiltyProsecutors said Ehsanul Islam Sadequee went to Bangladesh to meet terrorist cells and tried to help a Pakistani group linked to terror attacks.
U.K. chief rebuts claim spies helped tortureBritain's foreign spy chief denied in an interview broadcast Monday that agents tortured terror suspects or that Britain colluded with countries that use torture.
North Carolina terrorism suspects to be held A federal judge is keeping six North Carolina residents accused of promoting holy war overseas behind bars.
Louisiana eats dust as the oilfield moves overseasThere was a time when we would scramble for the morning paper just to find the market price of Crude. Oilmen thought there was a correlation, somehow, between the price of a barrel of oil and drilling speculation. We were wrong.
Overseas firm pays $8.6M for Tiverton marinaQuality Yacht Services, which had been poised to built Tiverton's largest marina, has sold out to an overseas investment firm for $8.6 million.
Travel and creativity: Expats at workANECDOTAL evidence has long held that creativity in artists and writers can be associated with living in foreign parts. Rudyard Kipling, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, Paul Gauguin, Samuel Beckett and others spent years dwelling abroad.
For teens overseas, change is constant ... and quite an educationMadelyn Service imagines life is easier for other teenagers. Most American teens get to grow up in one place and make old friends. But for Service, it is different.
Report: 25% of Overseas Votes Go UncountedOne out of every four ballots requested by military personnel and other Americans living overseas for the 2008 election may have gone uncounted See more irresistible headlines
Obama To End Tax Breaks For Corporations That Ship Our Jobs OverseasThe plan also would make it harder for individuals to stash money in overseas accounts to avoid taxation. Obama will roll out his ideas in an announcement at 11:05 a.m. EDT, where he will be joined by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
CIA shuts down its secret prisons The US has stopped running its global network of secret prisons, CIA director Leon Panetta has announced.
Bride and Groom Come together thousands of miles apart (Video Report)DENVER - It's the day every little girl dreams of: their wedding day. But chances are Shannon Emerson never dreamed it would end up happening this way.
Sallie Mae To Add 2,000 Jobs To Us In 18 MonthsSallie Mae said Monday that it will bring 2,000 jobs to the U.S.
Obama Unveils Packed Agenda for First Overseas TripPlease leave your comments at the bottom of this page...Thanks and Have a Great Day...and Please vote
It's become cliche': American jobs outsourced to foreign countries. Americans, corporate executives complain, cost too much.
S'pore Day to draw 12,000 THIS year's Singapore Day, to be held at Hampton Court Palace, South West of Central London on April 25, is expected to attract 12,000 overseas Singaporeans from across Britain and Europe.
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