The Singer Island News

China's recent explosive growth in generation of electricity has reversed, and emissions of carbon dioxide are presumably dropping, too.

Israeli troops were reported to be moving toward the south of Gaza on Tuesday, while France sought to enlist Syria in maneuvers toward a cease-fire.

A report showing inflation plunged last month in the countries using the euro raised expectations that the European Central Bank will cut rates next week.

Though never charged with a crime, Muhammad Saad Iqbal spent six years in American custody, during which he says he was secretly taken to Egypt and tortured.

For 1,533 days, parishioners in Massachusetts have been guarding a church so that the archdiocese cannot sell it.

Russia’s gas price dispute with Ukraine escalated, disrupting deliveries to the European Union in the midst of a bitter cold spell.

When a judge recently ruled that a public school must remove the crucifixes from classroom walls, it was the latest blow to the Catholic Church’s once mighty grip on Spain.

New standards for more efficient televisions are coming into place.

On the island of Sri Lanka, the questions are similar to the ones on the island of Manhattan, what does the financial crisis mean to me.

After the arbiter of bow-hunting records added the tule elk to its list of targets, hunters set out in pursuit.

President-elect Barack Obama is working to build a bipartisan coalition to endorse his plan of tax cuts and new spending.

The choice of Leon E. Panetta, a former White House chief of staff, to head the intelligence agency raised questions about his relevant experience.

Toyota Motor will idle its plants in Japan for 11 days in February and March to reduce output in the face of steeply declining global vehicle sales, the company said Tuesday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India accused unspecified official agencies in Pakistan on Tuesday of supporting the gunmen who struck in Mumbai in late November.

It is not easy competing with a Kennedy, especially in New York, where two U.S. representatives and Senate hopefuls have attracted scant attention.

The Fatah-led Palestinian Authority is deeply worried about popular support for rival Hamas over the conflict in Gaza, to the point of crushing demonstrations.

Gaza’s civilians — particularly those in militant strongholds — are finding it difficult to evacuate their homes before Israeli attacks begin.

Bernard L. Madoff tried to hide at least $1 million in assets from investigators, prosecutors told a judge.