A former British lawmaker diagnosed with severe dementia appeared briefly in court Friday after being threatened with arrest if he failed to attend a hearing on charges of sex crimes against children....

A man has been struck by a roller coaster and killed at an Ohio amusement park after entering a restricted area to look for a lost cellphone. Police say James A. Young had just finished riding...

Royal officials on Friday urged media organizations not to publish unauthorized images of Prince George and Princess Charlotte, arguing that paparazzi are using increasingly dangerous tactics to get...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed "profound grief" for all who perished in World War II in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the country's surrender. Abe acknowledged...

Economic growth in the 19-country eurozone eased slightly in the second quarter of the year as a sharp slowdown in France offset a solid performance by Germany. Eurostat, the European Union's...

A Japanese graduate student allegedly cut off a man’s penis and flushed it down the toilet in revenge for him having an affair with his wife. Ikki Kotsugai, 24, was arrested Thursday after...

An 11-year-old girl who was denied an abortion after being raped gave birth Thursday, the culmination of a case that put a spotlight on child rape in this poor South American nation and drew criticism...

CONGRESS-IRAN NUCLEAR WASHINGTON — It was supposed to be a long and uncomfortable August for Democrats undecided about President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, but so far the...

An HIV-positive Indianapolis man has been charged with trying to blackmail a small-town Indiana mayor after the two had sex at the politician's home. Batesville Mayor  Richard...

Greek lawmakers approved their country's draft third bailout in a parliamentary vote Friday that relied on opposition party support and saw the government coalition suffer significant dissent....