The Bush administration plans to shift nearly $230 million to upgrading Pakistan?s F-16s, which critics say are not used in counterterrorism efforts.

Citing the need to restore confidence in the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the president said he would set aside his objections to the legislation.

Local governments in Sichuan Province have begun a coordinated campaign to buy the silence of angry parents whose children died during the May earthquake.

He followed the tradition of placing a prayer note at the site. Then, the Democratic candidate left for Germany.

The Taliban are not the only ones benefiting from the opium trade. Drug-related corruption pervades the Afghan government. A former Bush administration counternarcotics official explains the war within the war.

Retracing the routes of guides conceived as part of a 1930s jobs program reveals Wyoming?s frontier spirit.

The fall of one of Russia?s most prominent foreign investors points to the official corruption that afflicts the country.

Hurricane Dolly brought a deluge of rain and gusts of high wind, raising fears of flooding in the region.

After years of false starts, a new industry selling motor fuel made from waste is getting a big push in the U.S., with the first commercial sales possible within months.

Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Wednesday that they would spend $500 million to stop people around the world from smoking.

Sudan?s president returned to the scene of his alleged Darfur genocide on an uncharacteristic charm offensive.