Turkey lifted a ban on women wearing the Islamic head scarf in state institutions on Tuesday

Nearly 400 people in China's north-western Xinjiang region have been investigated for spreading online rumours, state media report.

When an abuse victim dies, a forensic nurse is often involved in collecting evidence for the legal case.

The Pentagon’s decision to suspend tuition assistance because of the government shutdown prompted Northeastern University president Joseph E. Aoun to send a strongly worded letter Sunday to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in a plea to reinstate the aid for active-duty service members.

Eight years ago, a national survey on adult literacy offered data on the extent to which Americans -- even those with college credentials -- were declining in their proficiency to do the basic kinds of reading people use in everyday life.

With advances in genetic sequencing technology, scientists are now able to readily identify the microbes living in and around the roots of trees.

Three U.S.-based scientists won the Nobel medicine prize on Monday for plotting how vital materials such as hormones and brain chemicals are transported within cells and secreted to act on the body

Let's suspend any putative "debate" over climate change and simply look at the reality of today's weather: it's changing, and not for the better.

As the budget crisis drags on, at least conservatives and liberals have something in common:

For two decades, U.S. universities have raced to build campuses abroad to burnish their reputation and attract foreign students. Now, controversies and stumbles at high-profile projects have led some to reconsider expansion.