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President-elect Barack Obama today announced Sen. Hillary Clinton as his pick for secretary of state, calling her an "American of tremendous stature who will have my complete confidence." Obama also confirmed that he is keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his current post.

A 30,000-ton luxury cruise ship outran pirates off the coast of Yemen this weekend, the ship's owner said Monday.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told Pakistan it expects complete cooperation in finding the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks in neighboring India.

When we commemorated the first World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988, we had little to celebrate.

In the last few years, working from home has gone from being a rarity to a reality.

Somalis are so desperate to survive that attacks on merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean will not stop, a pirate leader promises. "The pirates are living between life and death," said the pirate leader, identified by only one name, Boyah. "Who can stop them? Americans and British all put together cannot do anything."

The Indian media have described the Mumbai terrorist siege as India's 9/11.

The terrorist attacks that killed more than 180 people in Mumbai last week has strained India's already tenuous relationship with Pakistan, as India investigates its neighbor's alleged ties to the massacre. Pakistan says India has yet to offer any proof.

The space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts landed at Edwards Air Force Base, in California, today at 4:25 p.m. ET. NASA officials earlier today waved off two opportunities for Endeavour to land in Florida due to poor weather.

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President-elect Barack Obama will announce his national security team -- including Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state -- at an event Monday morning, according to two officials. The officials said Obama is expected to confirm he is keeping Robert Gates as defense secretary and will name retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones as national security adviser.

First lady Laura Bush said Sunday she plans to continue working to advance the position of women in Afghanistan after her husband's time in office ends in January.

Stores and online merchants were busier this weekend than they were a year ago, according to figures out Sunday, but signs persist that holiday shopping will suffer in the weakest economic climate in decades.

Millions of people are expected to go to Washington to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20, but with a troubled economy and pocketbook issues on the mind, the president-elect must be careful to set the right tone.

Pirates have reached a deal with the owners of a Ukrainian ship loaded with arms that was seized more than two months ago, an official with the Kenya Seafarers Association said Sunday.

Iraqi police recovered at least 38 bodies from a mass grave Saturday and Sunday, and expect to find more as they continue digging, police officials said.

President-elect Barack Obama is planning to nominate at least three key members of his national security team at an event in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, including Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, according to two Democratic officials.

A pair of explosions injured dozens of people in Bangkok early Sunday, as protests against the Thai government continued.

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The death of a temporary Wal-Mart worker trampled by customers amid frantic Black Friday shopping could have been avoided, the union that represents retail workers said Saturday.