The war in Afghanistan is in its eighth year and has costed hundreds of billions of dollars but now Democratic lawmakers want a new surtax to pay for the war.

After weeks of speculation on who the top front-runners were for the top two posts in the European Union, officials made their final decision on who would be its President and Foreign Policy Chief.

The number of portable robots deployed in Afghanistan is set to increase with the British Ministry of Defence ordering devices that can operate in caves, courtyards and which can help dismantle Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

Norwegian scientists working with H1N1 swine flu samples have discovered a mutated form of the virus and have expressed concerns over the highly virulent nature of the newly discovered strain.

The Obama administration will propose oversight of the nations light-rail and subway systems, suggesting state agencies have been negligent in ensuring passenger safety.

This just in from a press release sent to Digital Journal from the producers of HBO -- the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto match generated 1.25 million pay-per-view buys.

The location of a secret site allegedly used by the CIA to interrogate suspects has been revealed near the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. The site is reportedly one of eight such secret centres around the world.

The FBI is hunting an elderly man who is said to have robbed five banks in California in the last three months. The man has been nicknamed the Geezer Bandit because police estimate him to be in his seventies.

Canada will play host to the world's most powerful military figures this weekend in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They will discuss global security, nuclear weapons and foreign policy.

Officials with the Catalina Island Conservancy announced that beginning immediately they will begin injecting female bison with birth control delivered by dart gun to control the herd and insure their health and well-being.