In January, President-elect Barack Obama and his family will make history, becoming the first African-American first family to move into the White House -- a house with a history of slavery. In fact, the legacy of American presidents owning slaves goes all the way back to George Washington.

Terrorists are likely to use a weapon of mass destruction somewhere in the world in the next five years, a blue-ribbon panel assembled by Congress has concluded.

President-elect Barack Obama is meeting with the country's governors on Tuesday to talk about how the economic crisis is affecting their states.

Scotland's engineering companies are facing up to their sharpest fall in orders for five years, reports BBC Scotland's business correspondent.

US, Japanese negotiators expect tough talks with North Korea in Beijing next week