A British lawmaker is defending claiming 9 pence ($0.14) on expenses for a short car journey, saying such claims may look "odd" but the mileage adds up. Conservative lawmaker Rob Wilson said the...

Dozens of environmentally friendly mayors from around the world will be signing off on a Vatican declaration Tuesday calling for their national leaders to approve a "bold climate agreement" that keeps...

UNITED STATES-CUBA WASHINGTON — Cuba's blue, red and white-starred flag is hoisted at the country's embassy in Washington, signaling the start of a new post-Cold War era in U.S.-Cuba...

The black director of South Carolina's public safety agency said Monday he was surprised a photo showing him helping a white man wearing a racist T-shirt went viral. But now that it has, he is...

The children had all been shown videos of beheadings and told by their trainers with the Islamic State group that they would perform one someday. First, they had to practice technique. The more than...

Mandaluyong City broke the existing Guinness World Records world record of 8,232 participants by more than 4,000 people with 12,975 people filling the streets of the city to dance zumba The...

Italy's Foreign Ministry says four Italians have been kidnapped near an Eni oil and gas company complex in the western Libyan city of Mellitah. In a statement Monday, the ministry said the four...

Greeks woke up Monday morning to a new era: banks were finally open after being closed down for three weeks but new taxes meant coffee, tea and even condoms all cost more. In downtown Athens,...

More than a half century of Cold War and lingering enmity came to an abrupt but quiet end on Monday as the United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations. The new era began...

UNITED STATES-ISRAEL TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he has no expectation of persuading Israeli leaders to drop their opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, but...