North Korea had successfully conducted its second nuclear weapons test on Monday, the communist state’s official media said.

President Barack Obama has chosen former U.S. shuttle commander Charles Bolden to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the White House announced Saturday.

A team of researchers and scientist unveiled on Tuesday in New York the discovery of a 47 million year old primate fossil believed to be the missing link.

The Los Angeles Police Department said Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, of Georgia, had been booked for murder and was being held on one million dollars bail in connection with the death of the 21-year-old MC.

The leader of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels has reportedly been killed Monday after attempting to flee in an ambulance from the final assault by government troops.

Michael Phelps suffered his first defeat in a year, as Aaron Peirsol won the 100-meter backstroke in a down-to-the-wire finish at the Charlotte UltraSwim on Saturday night.

At least five types of drugs–most prominently cocaine– have been detected in the air of Madrid and Barcelona, according to a study by the Spanish National Research Council.

Ferrari may quit Formula One at the end of this season unless a proposed plan to cap budgets is withdrawn.

Google has launched its first TV advertising campaign ever in the US to promote its free web browser, Chrome.

The White House Correspondents’ dinner got underway Saturday night with a mix of politicians, celebrities and journalists attending. It is an annual event stretching back to 1920, hosted by the White House Correspondents’ Association.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he doesn’t plan to resign from Apple’s board despite government inquiry. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun an investigation into whether Google and Apple are violating antitrust laws by sharing two board members.