A news report says North Korea has fired two mid-range missiles off it eastern coast.

General warns troops surging into Afghanistan to battle Taliban are in for tough fight against resilient insurgents
• U.S. Marines Push Deeper Into Afghan Towns

Key Dem tells Obama to keep out of Senate race while Bill Clinton hosts fundraiser for rival to president's pick
• Obama to Dodge Dad's Homeland on Africa Trip

Given intravenously, Propofol is used for inducing general anesthesia in the operating room, and for heavy sedation of patients who are intubated in the intensive care unit

PVM Oil Futures, a London-based division of the world’s biggest broker of over-the-counter derivatives, has lost almost $10 million after falling foul of a rogue trader.

Better equipped, better trained, better paid and reputedly incorruptible, the Afghan Commando is meant to be everything the Afghan National Army is not. Competition to join is grueling, and the reward is battle against deadly insurgent forces.

Brazil's air force released a recording Friday it said proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed — but African officials denied that.

More than 1,000 immigrants gathered to take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States at a citizenship ceremony at Walt Disney World on Friday morning.

Prosecutors are taking possible threats made by the man accused of killing abortion provider George Tiller seriously.

Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.