By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures edged higher on Thursday, indicating the S&P may extend its historic highs amid signs China's recovery may be gaining steam and ahead of U.S. labor market data. Both the Dow and S... [Full Article]
LONDON (AP) - The mood in financial markets remained fairly buoyant Thursday ahead of weekly jobless claims figures in the U.S. and after the main Wall Street stock indexes closed at record highs. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's top court on Monday ordered former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf to respond to allegations that he committed treason while in power and barred him from leaving the country. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hit a four-month high last week, the latest suggestion the labor market recovery lost some momentum in March. Initial claims for state unempl... [Full Article]
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - Deputies were investigating claims made Tuesday by a neighbor that Justin Bieber attacked and threatened him during an argument in suburban Los Angeles, authorities said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
JERUSALEM (AP) - Eager to reassure an anxious ally, President Barack Obama on Wednesday promised to work closely with Israel and do whatever is necessary to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear arms, "the world's worst weapons." He also pl... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - An al-Qaida in Iraq front group claimed responsibility Wednesday for bloody attacks that killed 65 people across the country a day earlier, underscoring the terror group's potency a decade after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted S... [Full Article]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's state-run news agency says 25 people have been killed in an alleged rebel chemical attack in northern Syria. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's government accused rebels of firing a chemical weapon on Tuesday for the first time in the 2-year-old civil war, calling it the "first act" of a newly announced opposition interim government. (Source: Ass... [Full Article]
New Chinese Premier Li Keqiang dismissed hacking accusations against China as "groundless" on Sunday and said his government was committed to strong ties with Washington.Referring to allegations ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]