On Day 2 of a three-day strike, thousands of men, mostly Eritreans, march onto the city’s famed boardwalk, stopping in front of the US Embassy

Islamist brigades and more moderate rebels battle al-Qaeda-linked fighters across four northern provinces

One person lightly injured in blast; security forces search for perpetrator

Brooklyn native, the first woman to fill the position, is expected to continue with the policies of predecessor Ben Bernanke

Commerce Dept. uses anti-terrorism laws in attempt to prevent a Turkish company from exporting two Boeing airplane engines

US and Russian top diplomats to discuss the Islamic Republic’s inclusion at a meeting next week

Anti-Semitic comic’s Nazi-like ‘quenelle’ gesture has set off a political firestorm, with more French cities planning to nix his performances

Rose Fostanes, one of Israel’s thousands of foreign workers, has discovered instant fame on reality TV and receives support from around the world