Dispute over Mashaal's seat delays signing of document calling for elections in one year, cooperation with PLO, and non-political security committee; three Arab MKs attend signing ceremony.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Flood worries that prompted the US government to blast open a Missouri levee to ease pressure on some towns are rippling down the Mississippi River, prompting more evacuations and unease as the Army Corps of Engineers weighs ...

Twins 1, White Sox 0: The no-no! Francisco Liriano came into the game with a 9+ ERA and his job on the line and he didn't allow a hit.

(Reuters) - US grocery operator Safeway Inc said it expanded its recall on edibles containing grape tomatoes in several states, due to possible salmonella contamination.

MIAMI - So far it's been “Dancing With The Miami (Mega)-Stars.'' LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are a two-man conga line heading right to the Eastern Conference finals.

Apple is poised to own three-quarters of the major $3.8 billion mobile application market this year, according to research company IHS Screen Digest, and will continue to own as much as 60 percent of that sumptuous pie through ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said yesterday that the army will end its operations in the southern province of Daraa “very soon,” the Damascus-based Al Watan newspaper reported.

LONDON (MarketWatch) - Glencore International priced its public offering at between 480 pence and 580 pence per share on Wednesday, implying a valuation of around $61 billion for the Swiss commodities trader.

More than 15 per cent of Portugal's €78bn financial rescue package will be used to shore up the country's banks, which will be required to increase their capital substantially over the next 18 months, according to sources close ...

Derrick Rose was officially named the NBA MVP on Tuesday but he probably had it wrapped up when Hall of Famer and five-time MVP Michael Jordan anointed him a month ago.

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - The CIA director said he believes Moammar Gadhafi survived a NATO airstrike that reduced much of the Libyan leader's family compound to rubble.

Siemens lifted its full-year profit forecast as rampant demand from emerging markets and a stake sale propelled the industrial conglomerate's second-quarter profit higher than expected.

Shows with uncertain futures include CBS' 'Two and a Half Men,' 'ABC's 'Brothers & Sisters,' NBC's 'Chuck' and Fox's 'Lie to Me.

You'd think that in this era of generic-drug dominance, making the transition to a nonbranded version of Pfizer's vaunted cholesterol-fighting statin would be smooth, or at least controlled.

Johnny Cueto(notes) struck out 138 batters while winning 12 games over 31 starts for the Cincinnati Reds last year, but hasn't taken the mound just yet this season due to an irritated right triceps.

WASHINGTON--Indiana's move to cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood clinics has not only created a national abortion controversy, but posed a dilemma for the Obama administration.