Iraq’s leaders reached a tentative agreement to end an eight-month political impasse and return Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to power.

Psychiatry has been revived in China, but mental health remains a medical backwater, desperately short of financing, practitioners and esteem.

President Obama said North Korea faces further isolation unless it gives up nuclear weapons.

Victories for Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert at the Country Music Awards were only some of the signs that Nashville is coming to terms with a new establishment.

At a prison and a psychiatric center, Governor-elect Andrew M. Cuomo spoke of wasteful spending and needed services.

Christie’s sale totaled $272.8 million, and featured instantly recognizable Pop Art images that virtually screamed their creators’ names.

Juan Jesus Lopez and Rene Cuahuizo couldn’t afford the entrance fees for this year’s New York City Marathon, but had a chance to run with Edison Peña, the Chilean miner.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Egyptian officials, trying to overcome an impasse.

The Obama administration is emphasizing the idea that the United States will have forces in Afghanistan until at least the end of 2014, which is a change in tone.

As recent lawsuits suggest a long-term risk, doctors and drug makers are debating the use of osteoporosis drugs.

Foreign capital in emerging markets has played a crucial role in development, but some are questioning its benefits.

Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.

The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.

The last undecided Senate race could be weird politics or it could be an indicator of the rise of the independent voter.

The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected criticism of Israel’s plans from President Obama and others.

The Kaplan group, owned by the Washington Post Company, faces legal complaints and Congressional inquiries.

As Germans observed the Nov. 9, anniversary of both Kristallnacht and the breach of the Berlin Wall, there was fear that both events will slowly fade in memory.

With China leading the critics of American economic policy, officials acknowledge that President Obama is going to have a difficult time winning any kind of consensus strategy.

Like the mayor of New York City, Cathleen P. Black, his choice to run its schools, is a tough-minded executive from the media industry.

Catholic officials said the list was based not on what the Archdiocese spent on the schools, but on their enrollment record.