Two car bombs have hit the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the second of them killing at least nine people, Iraqi officials say. The attacks happened within minutes of each other near Shia mosques. They took place on the outskirts of Mosul, a city with a volatile ethnic and religious mix. Elsewh...Read more

US investigators have released accounts of the questioning of Saddam Hussein, offering a goldmine of historical and personal details on the Iraqi leader. The documents released under freedom of information rules are from interviews and informal conversations he had in US custody with the FBI in ...Read more

 court in Saudi Arabia has issued verdicts, prosecutors say, in what is thought to be the first terrorism trial for al-Qaeda militants in the kingdom. Justice ministry officials say 330 had been on trial, but they did not specify how many had been found guilty. One defendant was given a dea...Read more

 court in Saudi Arabia has issued verdicts, prosecutors say, in what is thought to be the first terrorism trial for al-Qaeda militants in the kingdom. Justice ministry officials say 330 had been on trial, but they did not specify how many had been found guilty. One defendant was given a dea...Read more

PRINCETON, NJ -- Consumers spent $4 more per day, on average, the week of the Fourth of July than they did the prior week -- leaving spending 37% less than the same week a year ago. At the same time, job creation showed no improvement and the percentage of Americans rating current economic condit...Read more

PRINCETON, NJ -- Fifty-seven percent of Americans anticipate unemployment will go up over the next six months -- a higher percentage than in recent years. On the other hand, the 58% of Americans who expect higher inflation rates is down significantly from recent years     ...Read more

Manuel Zelaya was speaking ahead of the talks in Costa Rica. The interim government, which is also taking part, says it intends to ensure Mr Zelaya returns to Honduras to face trial for abusing the constitution. The exiled president has the backing of world leaders, including US President Barac...Read more

The situation in China's riot-torn city of Urumqi is now under control after the deployment of thousands of troops, local Communist officials have said. The party chief of Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang region, vowed that all those found guilty of murder during the riots would be put to death. ...Read more

PRINCETON, NJ -- U.S. President Barack Obama averaged a 61% job approval rating for the month of June, down from his 65% average in May, and one point below his previous monthly low of 62%, recorded in March............................Netz-zone News

Consumers spent $4 more per day, on average, over the holiday week,PRINCETON, NJ -- Consumers spent $4 more per day, on average, the week of the Fourth of July than they did the prior week -- leaving spending 37% less than the same week a year ago. At the same time, job creation showed no improve...Read more