Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday declared a state of public health emergency for all of New York State, in response to this year's increasingly severe flu season.
Two people were injured in a shooting incident at a high school in the U.S. state of California on Thursday morning, and the shooter is now in custody, local police said.
As much as 50 percent of all food produced around the world ends up as waste, a new report said on Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Agricultural (USDA) Wednesday designated 597 counties in 14 states as primary natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by drought and heat.
U.S. President Barack Obama can take executive action in response to gun violence, said Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
Venezuela's Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the government's decision to delay the inauguration of ailing President Hugo Chavez, who is recovering from surgery in Havana, Cuba.
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai kicked off a three-day official visit to the U.S. on Monday for extensive talks with President Barack Obama and other American leaders on the future of bilateral relations.
As Turkey is completing preparations to deploy NATO's Patriot missiles along its borders with Syria, Syrian cabinet met here Tuesday to find mechanisms to put into effect the fresh vision of President Bashar al-Assad on a political solution to the country's 22-month crisis.
The main candidates to take over as prime minister after next month's vote are starting to outline their plans for governance, with incumbent Mario Monti vowing he would repeal an unpopular property tax, predecessor Silvio Berlusconi saying he would be willing to take a lesser role in the government, and Pier Luigi Bersani, the favorite, indicating his government would include all his coalition members.
The horrific Connecticut elementary school shooting has reignited the debate over gun control in the United States but at the same time gun sales have increased dramatically in the country.
The first Palestinian postage stamp carrying the name "State of Palestine" was issued as the first step toward sovereignty after the status of Palestine at the United Nations was upgraded, a Palestinian official said Tuesday.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is likely to testify before Congress over the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, late this month, a top Republican senator said Tuesday.
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean is preparing for arraignment on a misdemeanor criminal charge from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. media reported on Tuesday.
Residents of Australia's New South Wales (NSW) are being warned of the worst fire danger they have ever faced, with "catastrophic" fire conditions forecast in some areas of the state and New Zealand is to send 12 specialist rural firefighters to Australia to help battle wild fires, local media reported on Tuesday.
The Palestinian leadership refused Monday Israel's objection of using the words "State of Palestine" instead of Palestinian National Authority (PNA) after its status upgrade in the United Nations.
The United States on Sunday dismissed the latest initiative by Syrian President Bashar al- Assad for ending the protracted conflict in his country, reiterating the call for his ouster.
Egypt's 35-minister cabinet refreshed in a reshuffle Sunday as 10 new ministers were sworn in before President Mohamed Morsi.
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