WASHINGTON - The next US administration will adhere to the policy of  taking out al-Qaeda leader Osama bin laden in anywhere if actionable intelligence was available after it reviews its overall strategy towards the Pak-Afghan region, an American expert has said. But Steven Cook, who is ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hinted in an interview with ABC News to be broadcast Thursday that she will remain a key player in US politics regardless of who gets elected president next week, and may even run in the 2012 election. A transcript of the ...

SARASOTA, Florida (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama pounced on news the United States is officially staring at recession to accuse White House rival John McCain of driving the economy into a ditch and vowed to steer it back to prosperity. Five days from Tuesday's election, the Illinois senator ...

Hold on to your specs while peering down here. You'd have a long climb to the bottom if they fell off.  This rocky chasm in China is one of the world's deepest underground shafts. It stretches down for an astonishing 3,100ft, or 1,026 metres. An international team of cave explorers who ...

LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets bounded upwards on Thursday, with Asian indices soaring by about 10 percent, as a US interest rate cut and prospects for reductions elsewhere sparked bargain hunting after months of misery. US stocks opened with a bounce, following strong gains in Europe, with ...