French footballing legend Zinedine Zidane has been appointed as "presidential advisor" to Real Madrid's first team, working alongside head coach Jose Mourinho. The 38-year-old has been working as a ...

(CNN)-- On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the United States stands at a crossroads. Though the Great Recession appears contained and the U.S. image is improving abroad, the nation remains ...

Washington (CNN)-- It is up to the Justice Department to determine if there will be criminal charges in the release of classified military documents by WikiLeaks, but Defense Secretary Robert Gates ...

Afghanistan will accept the presence of a Taliban liaison office in Qatar but under strict ground rules forbidding foreign intervention in peace talks, the government peace council said Tuesday.

Los Angeles, California (CNN)-- It's been a long time since "Frampton Comes Alive" and even longer since he was the "Face of 1968." Those were the days when he had to be a crowd-pleasing teen idol.

Hamburg, Germany (CNN)-- A group of jihadists from the German city of Hamburg is alleged to be at the heart of the recent al Qaeda plot to launch coordinated terrorist attacks against European cities, ...

Washington (CNN)-- Greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to public health and welfare, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday. "The overwhelming amount of scientific studies show that the threat ...

Llangollen, Wales (CNN)-- There was a dark cloud over the sleepy Welsh town of Llangollen last month -- literally and metaphorically -- as a group of around 400 environmentalists camped out under ...

Washington (CNN)-- Arizona's controversial new immigration law could harm local law enforcement efforts, a delegation of police chiefs from across the country told Attorney General Eric Holder in a ...

(CNN)-- U.S. officials formally declared an end to the worst oil spill in U.S. history Sunday, a milestone that followed nearly five months of dashed hopes and blistering criticism of nearly everyone ...

Washington (CNN)-- Congress appeared headed for a major partisan showdown over financial regulation reform, with Senate Republicans reiterating their opposition Sunday to a bill that Democrats say ...

London, England (CNN)-- A proposed partnership between the French government and Google is stoking fears in France that the country's literary treasures will fall under commercial control of a U.S.