Burma has been named as the most persistent user of child soldiers, with thousands in its armed forces - some as young as 11, Human Rights Watch says.

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices, but the White House threatened to veto the measure.

Ginnah Muhammad claims that she was discriminated against by Judge Paul Paruk, who would not allow her to testify in a 2006 small claims case unless she removed her veil She then indicated that she was willing to lose the case rather then compromise her...

This is an unfortunate fact that plastic bottles accumulate in landfills, rather than have a second chance to serve another round of market because of recycling. With bottled water increasing population, in addition to countless number of bottles of...

Rhett Lamb, 3, is often irritable, but it’s not just the routine growing pains of a toddler’s life that has affected him. It’s the fact that Rhett can’t sleep.

Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions.

Rep. Robert A. Brady (D-Pa.) was driving toward Washington on Thursday morning when he got a call from Barack Obama. Brady asked Obama where he was, and the man fast approaching ‘presumptive nominee’ status told him he was in the Senate.

As carbon dioxide levels rise, most researchers have assumed that increasingly acidic oceans will compromise the calcification processes of ocean organisms.

Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton has vowed to continue her campaign despite losing ground in the latest primary contests and her financial problems.

Rebounding from weak fundraising in January, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to raise $35 million in February, a figure rival Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign said it would surpass. The $35 million would be Clinton’s biggest fundraising mark...