Depositors at some of the largest U.S. banks are finally going to get the chance to do something quick and simple: send money to another person's account instantaneously by mobile phone.

The French town of Les Sables d'Olonne is no stranger to ambitious missions to harness the forces of nature.

China will release its 13th five-year plan on education this year to deepen reform and promote the modernization of education, the country's top economic planner said on Tuesday.

Take your pick of terminology: balance; equality; empowerment; fairness.

Scholars in the UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate them, study suggests

U of Illinois at Chicago says it can't deny the campaign space for a rally, but many on campus want to know what is being done to protect the rights of students and faculty members who want to attend to protest the candidate.

The total annual bill for six prominent U.S. universities to run branches in the wealthy Arabian emirate of Qatar comes to more than $400 million.

Sexist attitudes are "rife" in school textbooks used in developing countries, according to Unesco.

Mac users might not be as safe as they think.

There are no easy answers for California's two-year college system as it faces an unprecedented decision to move to a new accreditor, while also debating how to change the current one.