For the European Central Bank and its president, Mario Draghi, Donald Trump's unexpected election victory has complicated an impending day of decision on whether to expand monetary stimulus...

A powerful earthquake that rocked New Zealand on Monday triggered landslides and a small tsunami, cracked apart roads and homes and left two people dead, but largely spared the country the devastation...

France marked the anniversary of Islamic extremists' coordinated attacks on Paris with a somber silence on Sunday that was broken only by voices reciting the names of the 130 slain, and the son...

Homeless people had VIP seats at a special Mass Sunday in St. Peter's Basilica, where Pope Francis stressed the need to avoid exclusionary views that reject those in need. Francis had invited...

Leon Russell, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock 'n' roll's top records, has died. He was 74. An email from Leon Russell Records to The Associated Press says Russell died in Nashville on...

This is the main news as reported by the Associated Press on 12 November...

In somber ceremonies, France is remembering the horrors of one year ago, when Islamic extremists attacked bars, restaurants and other symbols of the joyful life that Paris embodies, turning a night on...

Tens of thousands of people marched in streets across the United States on Saturday, staging the fourth day of protests of Donald Trump's surprise victory as president. The protests — held...

President-elect Donald Trump is shaking up his transition team as he plunges into setting up his administration, an enormous undertaking that likely requires him to alter his hands-on management style...

An explosion at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan early Saturday killed four people, the head of international forces in the country said. U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson said another 14 people were...