Reserve Bank of Australia’s governor said that fiscal and monetary policy will need to be unwound as the economy recovers.

Indonesia braces for worst as thousands feared trapped under rubble and second quake hits.

Australia is third-biggest casualty of the global financial crisis behind the UK and Sweden.

Tight security surrounds huge celebrations marking 60 years of communist rule.

A senior US official says he was hopeful after he held the highest-level talks with Burma in nearly a decade but warned the military regime must do more to prove its openness.Kurt Campbell, the assist…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency took steps Wednesday to control the emissions blamed for global warming from power plants, factories and refineries for the first time….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since President Ronald Reagan proposed building a ballistic missile shield in 1983 to prevent a doomsday scenario, the idea has been dogged by an unanswered question: Will it work?…

National security team spent about three hours assessing Afghan policy, but details of discussion were not released

WASHINGTON (AP) — Driving while distracted is a growing peril in a nation reluctant to put down its cell phones and handheld devices even behind the wheel, the Obama administration declared on Wednesday. Officials said Congress and the public must team up to reduce the danger….

Supporters of ousted Honduran president are held after raid on agrarian institute.