TOKYO/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Share prices of​ carmakers and associated industries fell sharply​ on Friday as fallout spread from the U.S.​ Senate's rej...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama​ nominated former Senate Majority Leader Tom​ Daschle on Wednesday as secretary of the​ Department of He...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. High​ Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday she​ hoped Barack Obama's presidency would return​ the Unite...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The governor of Illinois, Rod​ Blagojevich, was arrested on Tuesday on​ "staggering" corruption charges that​ alleged he tr...

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - The United States​ blamed Hamas for breaking a ceasefire and​ provoking Israeli air strikes on Saturday that​ killed more tha...

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Leftist Bolivian President Evo​ Morales said on Tuesday he hopes relations with​ the United States will improve after Barack Obama​ ta...

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice raked in at​ least $316,000 in gem-encrusted baubles from the​ kings of Jordan and Saudi Arabia alone, making her​ on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Half dozen European​ countries are considering resettling detainees​ from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay,​ Cuba, as a ...

Come Inauguration Day, newly minted Vice President​ Joe Biden will add one more task to his job​ description: working families czar, so to speak. ​