The International Monetary Fund named Chinese economist Zhu Min to a new deputy managing directors position, giving long-awaited recognition to Chinas huge power in the global economy.
LONDON British lawmakers summoned Rupert Murdoch and his top executives for questioning in a dramatic new turn in the phone hacking row Tuesday, as police accused his newspapers of blocking their investigations.
LOS ANGELES - Two months after putting his Hollywood return on hold following a damaging sex scandal, Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to get back into the saddle.
NEWPORT Eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi reflected upon things he would have changed about his fabled career Saturday as he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
WASHINGTON Immersed in an intense struggle to cut the national debt, President Barack Obama faces a dilemma that will stay with him even if he succeeds in striking a grand deal with Congress: convincing Americans that the entire effort will do anything to create desperately needed jobs.
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama says former first lady Betty Ford left a legacy of courage, compassion and inspiration to countless others. In a White House statement, the president said that as first lady, Mrs. Ford was a powerful advocate for womens health and womens rights. In his words, she distinguished herself through her courage and compassion.
LOS ANGELES Prince William and his new bride Catherine were due in Los Angeles on Friday for a weekend of Hollywood glamor and Californian sun, after a nine-day tour of Canada.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who Friday became the third Indian bowler to get 400 Test wickets, hoped the next 200 wickets would come quickly as tweakers tend to mature after turning 30.
