He's more powerful; she's more popular. He sells millions of books he's written; she sells millions of magazines she's posed for.

President Barack Obama, working to drastically reshape U.S. relations with a skeptical Russia, said Tuesday the two countries are not "destined to be antagonists." Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting in Moscow on in this Jan.

David Miliband has called for organisational reform of the Labour Party as he warned that voters were pressing the "fast forward button" on politics.

HARARE: Zimbabwe's state media reported Monday that President Robert Mugabe described the US assistant secretary of state for African affairs as ``an idiot'' after an acrimonious meeting between the two at an African summit in Libya.

Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a disastrous conflict he later denounced as "terribly wrong," died Monday.

WASHINGTON - They are the biggest of the big - the Citigroups, the Goldman Sachses, the AIGs and other financial behemoths.

Will Michael Jackson's memorial be a more widely watched event than President Barack Obama's inauguration? Comparisons with Obama's January swearing-in - a much-watched event experienced by many on their computers at work - were rife Tuesday, as the King of

Democrat Al Franken, who is finally being sworn in Tuesday as Minnesota's junior senator, wants to serve as a "people's proxy" during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

Saying global warming poses unprecedented threats to Americans' way of life, four of President Barack Obama's top environmental and energy officials urged the Senate on Tuesday to pass legislation to reduce the pollution linked to the planet's rising temperature.

Comments on Michael Jackson on the day of his memorial service and videos of the statements: "Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine.

G8 leaders have failed to get emerging powers to agree climate change goals for 2050 and conclusions from their summit will not directly refer to a sensitive debate about the domination of the dollar.

Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , accompanied by his family, speaks to journalists after his vote in Cikeas.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan appears before the Illinois Reform Commission in Chicago.

A military strike to thwart Iran's nuclear weapons capability remains on the table but could have grave and unpredictable consequences, the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday.

RENO - Federal regulators have fined Newmont Mining Corp. more than $500,000 for safety violations they say contributed to the death of a worker at an underground gold mine in Nevada.

An accident occurred Wednesday afternoon around 1 p.m. at Fairview Avenue and Roop Street. Traffic is flowing, but proceed with caution. Neither driver was injured, a Highway Patrol spokesman said.

L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) - President Barack Obama joined other leaders of the industrialized world Wednesday in backing new targets for battling global warming. But the wealthy nations were unable to persuade leaders of developing countries to...

WASHINGTON - The nation's first stair-climbing wheelchair hit the market with a bang but disappeared with a whimper, a casualty of price that raises a big question: How much will society agree to pay for high-tech help for the disabled?

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress says the Nevada Republican paid the woman $25,000 in severance when she stopped working for the senator.