When I heard that some obscure woman from Alaska had been selected as the Republican Party's vice-presidential nominee, my first reaction was not to check the cable news channels, or even the internet news sites.

The George Soros-funded Media Matters organization has charged that some news outlets have reported that Sen. Joseph Biden, picked as Barack Obama’s running mate, was drummed out of the 1988 presidential race for plagiarism.

Aid is beginning to trickle into Burma after a devastating cyclone (CNN) left hundreds of people dead and many more homeless over the weekend. Death tolls from the storm varied, with international news reports putting the tally in the hundreds, while offi

A group founded by several major media and technology companies plans to promote the Web as a place for consumers to get songs, television shows and movies without resorting to piracy.

A senior North Korean diplomat on Wednesday denied media reports suggesting North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is ill, calling it a "conspiracy plot", Kyodo news agency reported.