The Pakistani government has blocked the social networking site Twitter because of material it deemed an affront to Islam, a government official told CNN on Sunday.

Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and a family member said. He was 60.

The former intelligence officer, who had suffered from…

Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only person convicted of the 1988 bombing of a flight over Lockerbie, has died, Reuters reports.

SpaceX – the private rocket company founded by Elon Musk with his PayPal fortune – is trying to launch an unmanned supply rocket to the international space station. Launch was rescheduled earlier then delayed again Saturday morning when something seems…

A strong earthquake struck northern Italy early Sunday, leaving at least six people dead, authorities said.

Two people were killed in a ceramic factory in Sant’Agostino di Ferrara, and one person died when a work shed collapsed in Ponte Rodoni di Bon…

The road map out of the war in Afghanistan is expected to be drawn up by U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders when they gather Sunday at the NATO summit in Chicago.

A large swath of coastal South Carolina is under a tropical storm watch due to Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.

Mary Richardson Kennedy was remembered Saturday as a best friend who lived life to the fullest while battling depression.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Saturday announced its backing of same-sex marriage, more than a week after President Barack Obama also expressed support for the issue.

The City of Manchester wants its employees to become savvy health care shoppers, but health policy experts say bringing down costs can be more complicated.