WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years and a day after a jury awarded Mayola Williams nearly $80 million in punitive damages in her fight with a cigarette maker, the Supreme Court said Tuesday she can collect her share….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday that mayors should take control of big-city school districts where academic performance is suffering….

House of Representatives National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee discusses stakes for countries in region and role they could play in helping to encourage stability in both Afghanistan and Pakistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Banks that have received federal aid are using the money as they see fit, in some cases providing new loans to customers, retiring debt or buying mortgage-backed securities, a chief investigator told Congress on Tuesday….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of Americans, from teenagers to baby boomers, soon will get a fresh chance to lend a helping hand in a time of need….

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the United States to release a prisoner from the Guantanamo detention center who said he fears for his life after informing against senior al-Qaida leaders….

Group warns of continued violence and threatens attack on US capital.

Uranium is being explored on the pretext of searching for gold and associated minerals by a Russian company, which arrived in Burma’s northern Kachin State, last year, said local sources.

The International Labour Organisation has stated that complainants of forced labour in Burma are at greater risk of imprisonment if they have affiliations with political opposition groups.

Bangladesh yesterday sought official version from Myanmar on its planned fencing along the border professedly to stop smuggling, as confusion arose over the move.