Librarians at the CUNY Graduate Center plan to catalog the vast, priceless and idiosyncratic collection of books and photographs amassed by the developer Seymour B. Durst.

Even celebrity chefs find themselves cooking in less-than-perfect kitchens.

The Chinese government issued several new food safety measures aimed at reining in abuses in the dairy industry.

A study finds that building green costs less than you think.

Australian police said that they would stop restricting a former Guantanamo Bay detainee after he broke his long media silence to ask them to let him “get on with” his life.

As the first high-profile Japanese baseball prospect to spurn his nation’s leagues to entertain offers from the U.S., Junichi Tazawa has strained relations between leagues on two continents.

As Congo rebel chief Laurent Nkunda seeks to refashion himself as a national political leader, it’s not clear if he has the professional staff beneath him to realize his ambitions.

An anti-government protester was killed and at least 29 were injured in an attack against activists occupying the Government House in Bangkok, according to reports.

Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Penny Pritzker, a businesswoman, also emerged as cabinet contenders.

As deserted malls and department stores struggle to court consumers with steep discounts, an even more ferocious price war is being waged online.