Italian Justice Minister Andrea Orlando received bullets and a threatening letter on Thursday, written in Arabic and purporting to be from Islamic State, a ministry spokeswoman said. She said the...

Members of Libya's rival parliaments have signed a U.N.-sponsored deal on forming a unity government, aiming to bring peace to the war-ravaged country. Supporters of the agreement hope that rival...

Pope Francis entered his 80th year on Thursday amid hopes among his critics that it will be his last - at least as pope. While Francis remains enormously popular among most...

Russia is ready to improve ties with the United States and work with whomever is elected its next president, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. He said his talks with U.S. Secretary John Kerry...

European Union leaders are converging on Brussels for an end-of-year summit focused on tackling Europe's migrant crisis and other issues. On the first day of their two-day summit starting...

CUBA-US HAVANA — The United States and Cuba near restoring regularly scheduled commercial flights between the countries on the eve the anniversary of detente between the Cold War foes. By...

Official figures show inflation across the 19-country eurozone was modestly higher than anticipated during November, a development that's likely to bring some relief to policymakers at the European...

The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion loan for a state-led sanitation program in India, where millions of people have no access to toilets, the bank said Wednesday. The loan, disbursed over...

The following is a statement issued by the Turkish government on its fight against oil smuggling DEASH/ISIL terrorist group is a national security threat to Turkey. It has been listed by...

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-REPUBLICAN DEBATE LAS VEGAS — In a presidential race reshaped by national security concerns, Republican front-runner Donald Trump defends his provocative call for banning...