Do airport scanners help the economy?

The Christmas Day attempted attack by would-be “underwear bomber” Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab provoked the U.S. government to plan to spend $1 billion for full body scanners and other bomb-detecting devices at airports.

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Militants attacked the office of a humanitarian organization in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday killing five people, police said.

When film director Kevin Smith was recently kicked off a flight because of his size, he focused his anger on Southwest, but the incident put the spotlight on all airlines and their heavy passenger policies.

Fourteen suspected terrorists died Tuesday night when the bus they rigged with explosives blew up prematurely, police said.

The Philippines this year has been the world’s most dangerous country for journalists, an official of the advocacy group the Committee to Protect Journalists told CNN’s “Amanpour” program.

An earthquake killed one person and injured 11 in southwest China early Sunday, state media reported.

The United States has renewed a travel alert to Mexico, citing increased violence in the country.

A video purportedly showing Sri Lankan soldiers executing bound, blindfolded and naked Tamils appears to be authentic, a U.N. investigator said Thursday.

If you thought effective leadership was all about cracking the whip and relentlessly focusing on targets, think again. A people-centered approach is far more effective, argues a new report.

A blast targeting a bus filled with Shiite religious observers in Karachi killed at least 12 people and another explosion in front of a hospital where attack victims were being treated killed six more, the government said.

An American detained in North Korea after reportedly illegally entering the country in December was released, state-run news reported Friday.

Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui was convicted of attempting to kill Americans in Afghanistan in 2008.

Goldman Sachs reported fourth-quarter profits that soared above Wall Street expectations Thursday as the company scaled back how much it set side for employee compensation.

At least 65 civilians were kidnapped Thursday from a region in southern Philippines where several rebel groups are active fighting for different causes, authorities said.

American International Group Inc., majority owned by the U.S. government after a massive bailout, is reported to be close to a $35.5 billion deal to sell its Asian life insurance operations to Britain’s Prudential PLC.