A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador's central coast on Saturday, killing at least 233 people and spreading panic hundreds of kilometers (miles) away as it collapsed homes and buckled a...

During a provocative and emotional visit to Greece Saturday, Pope Francis implored Europe to respond to the migrant crisis on its shores "in a way that is worthy of our common humanity." The pope...

A 76-year-old man who a prosecutor says was wrongly convicted in the abduction and killing of a 7-year-old Illinois schoolgirl in 1957 will be released from prison, a judge ordered Friday. In...

Britain's European Union referendum campaign has officially begun — though Britons could be forgiven for thinking it has been going on for months. Friday marked the start of the official...

Spain's economy minister Cristobal Montoro said that no one who has operated in tax havens should be part of government, making reference to the resignation of Jose Manuel Soria from the post of...

The spirit of transparency that has propelled Britain's top politicians to release their tax returns is already a fact of life in Norway, where the annual financial details of every taxpayer are...

This is the main news coverage given by the Associated Press on 15 April...

Pope Francis is known for his symbolic gestures, but even by Franciscan standards, his visit to a Greek refugee detention center as the European Union implements a controversial deportation plan is as...

Two powerful earthquakes have struck near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, a day after a tremor there killed at least nine people. The quakes - a magnitude 7.1 at a depth of 7km and a 7.4...

Belgium's transport minister has resigned after a secret European Union report detailing lapses in airport security oversight was leaked in the wake of the March 22 bombings at Brussels Airport and...