World stock markets were mostly higher Thursday following Wall Street's eye-popping performance.

Indian woman charged with attempted suicide, vows to continue 12-year hunger strike.

Irom Sharmila has been on a hunger strike to protest an Indian law that suspends many human rights protections in areas of conflict.

Fed Chief's testimony offset worries that Italy's indecisive election result would rekindle Europe's debt crisis.

Reports that milk in the Balkans has been contaminated by a cancer-causing toxin have authorities appealing for calm before official tests are conclusive.

Germs that live in the gut helped Chinese children survive the 2008 melamine scandal.

Scientists wondering why some children and not others survived one of China's worst food safety scandals have uncovered a suspect: germs that live in the gut.

Islamabad authorities put up barricades and sent riot police into the streets as supporters of controversial cleric emerged.

The payment was up 17.9% from 2011 and paid primarily from interest payments on the securities.