Facebook on Thursday confirmed that co-founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg will make a foray into politics next month by hosting a fundraiser for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

The A-level exam system will receive a major overhaul from 2015 under plans unveiled by Education Secretary Michael Gove Wednesday which were met with overwhelming criticism from teaching unions.

Traditional end of course examinations will be reintroduced for A-level students under plans due to be announced by Education Secretary Michael Gove, the Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.

Education Secretary Michael Gove urged headteachers to do "everything" possible to ensure schools opened on Tuesday after snow forced the closure of 5,000.

Standards of education in rural areas in India are declining despite huge investments by the government and landmark legislation guaranteeing schooling to all children, according to a major new study.

A controversial birth control law came into effect in the Philippines Thursday after more than a decade of bitter opposition from the Catholic church, in an historic move welcomed by many women.

Malawi education authorities on Thursday challenged a claim by American pop queen Madonna that her charity last year built 10 new schools in the poor southern African nation.

A class in a French nursery school was left to watch a hardcore porn film for several minutes in what authorities on Wednesday termed an "extremely regrettable accident."

An anti-harassment police squad launched in a district near Mumbai is targeting single women and young couples out on the streets after dark, following a brutal gang-rape and murder in India last month.

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas caused a major stir when he broke a nearly seven-year silence this week to crack a joke during oral arguments in a case before the highest court in the land.

A rural Ohio school district plans to arm its janitors with handguns as a means of protecting students in the wake of the horrific shooting at a Connecticut elementary school last month.

With its glossy pages of pouting models and racy romance tips, Myanmar's first sex education magazine has got the usually demure nation hot under the collar as it explores new-found cultural freedom.

With its photos of scantily clad women and advice on bedroom secrets, Myanmar's first sex education magazine has proven a step too far for the country's censors who have banned it from publication.

A federal judge has dismissed a Texas girl's objection to locator chips in student ID badges at a public high school in a case that raises concerns about the erosion of privacy and civil liberties.

A federal judge has dismissed a Texas girl's objection to locator chips in student ID badges at a public high school in a case that raises concerns about the erosion of privacy and civil liberties.

A federal judge has dismissed a Texas girl's objection to locator chips in student ID badges at a public high school in a case that raises concerns about the erosion of privacy and civil liberties.

A federal judge has dismissed a Texas girl's objection to locator chips in student ID badges at a public high school in a case that raises concerns about the erosion of privacy and civil liberties.

The venerable greenback could begin printing with a loopy signature that looks like a first grader's doodle if, as expected, the White House names Jack Lew to head the US Treasury.

Passions and tensions are rising in France ahead of an expected giant weekend rally against the government's plan to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption that has angered influential Catholic and Muslim groups.

Binge drinking is an under-recognized problem for US women, nearly 14 million of whom engage in it about three times a month, downing about six drinks each time, says a study released Tuesday.