Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing's censorship rules.

A U.S. envoy's postponement of his Mideast trip appeared Tuesday to deepen one of the worst U.S.-Israeli feuds in memory.

Thai protesters pour blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.

Even as U.S. companies move production of everything from board games to dishwashers to other countries, American factories churn out billions of dollars worth of goods.

An “American” car sold in Chicago may have rolled off an assembly line in Tennessee with parts made from a dozen different countries. Who decides what's "Made in the USA"?

When it comes to matters of the heart, women should be treated more like men. A large study found that women were far less likely than men to get angiography to find vessel blockages or angioplasty to clear them.

Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South.

An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California's vast urban center before dawn Monday, jolting people awake and putting first-responders on alert.

As Karzai's government considers negotiating with Taliban, retreat from hard-won progress is worry for Afghan women.

The killing of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Mexico's bloodiest drug war hotspot has thrown President Felipe Calderon a major test as he heads to this border city.

A 38-year-old jogger from Georgia is dead after a single-engine plane making an emergency landing hit him as he ran on a South Carolina beach listening to his iPod.

For years, the Toronto Humane Society bragged of its low euthanasia rate — only 6 percent. But that impressive statistic was hiding a dark secret, according to criminal charges. Two other shelters in the U.S. are also accused of  cruelty. neglect and  extreme overcrowding.

Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, has brought most American Special Operations forces under his direct control for the first time.

China's He Pingping, who was just over 29 inches tall, has died at the age of 21 from apparent heart complications, the Guinness World Records book said.

Recent comments by a Continental executive, coupled with other developments, suggest that actually trying to fix the tarmac-delay problem isn’t on the agenda. By Rob Lovitt

Faced with a drop in gambling revenue, states add new games, considering new casinos and increasing lottery options — anything to keep their cut of the profits rolling in.

A British boy kidnapped nearly two weeks ago while on vacation in Pakistan was freed unharmed by his abductors on Tuesday, police and relatives said, ending a high-profile ordeal.

Fiji declared a state of emergency Tuesday and ordered troops to launch relief operations in northern regions battered by a powerful cyclone that knocked out power and forced thousands of people to flee into shelters.

Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi, defying government warnings, said the Islamic republic was "plagued with despotism," in remarks published ahead of a national celebration that could trigger more protests.

The former Sri Lankan army chief who lost his opposition bid for the presidency objected Tuesday to his court-martial hearing, saying the panel formed to decide his fate was biased against him, an ally said.