By the CNN Wire Staff Brussels, Belgium (CNN) -- The United States is prepared for "any contingency" when it comes to dealing with North Korea, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told CNN."We're within an inch of war almost every day in that part o… more »

NBC News By Richard Engel and Robert WindremNBC News Deadly attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists are being carried out by an Iranian dissident group that is financed, trained and armed by Israel’s secret service, U.S. officials tell NBC News, conf… more »

  The UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon at UN headquarters in New York. A leaked secret cable from the US state department ordered diplomats to find detailed intelligence on the UN leadership. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images UK Guardian By… more »

Time By John Cloud One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink actually tend to die sooner than those who do. The standard Alcoholics Anonymous explan… more »