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Balancing diplomacy on one continent with fighting on another, Pres. Obama on Monday praised Chile's vibrant democracy and open society.

As U.S. warplanes pounded faraway Libya, President Barack Obama praised Brazil's transition from dictatorship to democracy.

First lady Michelle Obama met with about 50 Brazilian youth ambassadors, took in a martial arts-dance presentation and was wowed by a group of female samba drummers during the first day of her and President Barack Obama's five-day tour of Latin America.

The Apple iPad 2 has been selling out in stores across the United States since its launch Friday, and the scarcity of the device will probably continue as Japan continues to recover from the earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation March 11 and as it tries to rein in an escalating nuclear crisis.

A mile above this rural mountain town, coffee trees have produced some of the world's best arabica beans for more than a century.

Memphis, Tennessee residents voted in favor of a merger between the 105,000-student city school system and Shelby County.

Libya declared an immediate cease-fire and promised to stop military operations Friday in a bid to fend off international military intervention.

On the road to a national energy policy, President Barack Obama is hitting pothole after pothole.

Haiti's Jean-Bertrand Aristide is leaving exile in South Africa in just a few hours, despite President Barack Obama's bid to keep the hugely popular but controversial figure away from his homeland until it holds presidential election this weekend, officials said Thursday.

This past Saturday night, the Chicago Bulls celebrated its first ever NBA Championship by bringing back the players from the '91 team.