The U.S. Navy's top admiral says the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman has begun launching airstrikes against the Islamic State group from the Mediterranean Sea. That opens a...

Moto2 rider Luis Salom died after crashing during practice for the Catalunya Grand Prix on Friday. He was 24. The death of the Spanish rider was announced at a news conference a few...

Muhammad Ali taunted opponents with razor-sharp rhymes, comical one-liners and the type of boxing braggadocio that both endeared him to and angered the masses. Ali was a loudmouth threat to the...

This is the main news as covered by the Associated Press on 3 June...

Security was tightened around Tiananmen Square on the 27th anniversary Saturday of China's bloody military crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests, pointing to the enduring sensitivity over...

The swollen Seine River kept rising Friday, spilling into Paris streets and forcing one landmark after another to shut down as it surged to its highest levels in nearly 35 years. Across the city,...

Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family....

Libya's navy spokesman says that more than 100 bodies of migrants have been retrieved after a boat capsized off Libya's shores. Col. Ayoub Gassim has told The Associated Press that at least 104...

In a Romanian town, residents have a choice of three candidates for mayor in an election this weekend — but only one name. Vasile Cepoi is running for a fourth term as mayor of Draguseni, a...

French officials say that the Seine River is still rising in Paris as France's unseasonable spate of rainfall begins to taper off. Traffic in the capital was snarled as flooding choked...