HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station on Monday to end an eventful 11-day stay that included delivery of a new room for the space outpost and a risky repair to a power-producing solar panel...

The writers who make up the words for most of the movies and television shows produced in the United States will be walking picket lines Monday morning outside of major studios in New York and Los Angeles as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has launched a strike against producers...

HOUSTON - After a week and a half of intense and unprecedented work, the astronauts aboard shuttle Discovery undocked from the international space station on Monday to begin.....

A mother dies after giving birth because her faith reportedly prevented her from accepting a blood transfusion...

Condoleezza Rice holds talks with Palestinian leaders amid preparations for a summit in the US later this month...

Chinese oil firm PetroChina trumps US rival Exxon Mobil to become the world's biggest firm by market value...

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States has postponed defense cooperation talks with Pakistan, scheduled for this week, due to President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency, the Pentagon said on Monday...

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Trumpets and rhythmic chants echoed across the Chao Praya River on Monday in a rare procession of gilded boats honoring Thailand's 79-year-old king, who has been hospitalized for three weeks and was unable to attend the tribute......

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Pro-democracy activists fleeing Myanmar in the wake of a military crackdown have no legal protection and are targets of exploitation once they reach Thailand, a U.S. advocacy group said Monday......

Charles Prince is out as CEO of Citigroup, with Win Bischoff named as acting chief, even as the bank announces write-downs of $8 billion-$11 billion because of subprime losses...

The U.S. financial services giant promotes Vikram Pandit to head a merged investment banking and alternative investments division...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Futures on benchmark U.S. stock market indexes fell before Wall Street's opening on Monday, with the focus on Citigroup after news of CEO Charles Prince's resignation...

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Tom Brady rallied the New England Patriots from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to a thrilling 24-20 road victory over the Indianapolis Colts in a battle of unbeaten teams on Sunday...

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez said American companies would like to see Vietnam's Communist government make it easier for them to invest in the country...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film and television writers went on strike on Monday, after last-minute talks aimed at averting the Writers Guild of America's first walkout in almost two decades collapsed...