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Karachi is a chaotic place where the government often seems to have limited control. This summer, the city has been plagued by killings that have both ethnic and political overtones.

European powers played a key role in helping Libyan rebels defeat Moammar Gadhafi through the NATO bombing campaign. But now EU policy makers face a huge test in helping Libya secure the peace with humanitarian aid, technical and logistical support.

Towns in southern Vermont's Deerfield Valley are slowly getting reconnected with the outside world as road crews repair highways ravaged by Irene. But the resort communities face a harder time re-building their tourism-based businesses. They're worried about getting back on their feet in time for the fall foliage season and upcoming ski season.

A report by a congressional commission says the U.S. has lost tens of billions of dollars during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan because of waste and fraud in government contracts. The panel offered 15 recommendations to tackle the contracting mess. But one suggested fix — hire more government workers — might not be too popular right now.

Officials in New York have struck a deal with major mortgage servicers to clean up some of their most controversial practices, according to The Wall Street Journal. Under the deal, the companies promise to stop signing off on foreclosure documents without fully looking over the papers in the case, as is legally required.

The Financial Times didn't want to pay Apple 30 percent of its revenue from customers who downloaded the app, so it pulled the app off of iTunes. The move might prompt other publishers to stand up to Apple.

The hospital merger that is meant to enhance care across Kentucky will result in some procedures being moved to facilities outside of the merger.The…

When Juneau, Alaska, resident Brooke Collins looked up, she saw a bear. Worse than that: She saw a bear carrying her dog in its mouth. Collins ran up and punched the bear in the face. The bear dropped the dog and ran away.

Referred to on bills as "invitees," suspected terrorists were taken to "a dizzying array of international" locations, the documents reveal.

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance fell by 12,000 last week from the week before, to 409,000, the Employment and Training Administration says.