Scolding France like a wayward child, Europe's top human rights body says French laws aren't clear enough that spanking is a big no-no. The 47-member Council of Europe said Wednesday...

McDonald's says it plans to start using chicken raised without antibiotics important to human health and milk from cows that are not treated with an artificial growth hormone. The company says...

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev went on trial for his life Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing with his own lawyer bluntly telling the jury he did it. But she argued that he had fallen under the evil influence...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the president of the European Union's executive branch cautioned Wednesday against speculation that Greece will need a third financial bailout. Though Greek...

The European Union's top migration official is urging member countries to provide funds and resources like a border guard system if they want the bloc to deal with migrants crossing the...

Australia's highest court has cleared the way for a radio station to face penalties over a prank call to a London hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated. A nurse who transferred the...

An explosion at a coal mine in war-torn eastern Ukraine killed 32 workers Wednesday, the speaker of Ukraine's parliament said. Rebels who control the area confirmed only one death but acknowledged...

The 19-country eurozone economy grew in February at a seven-month high rate, a closely-watched survey found Wednesday, the latest in a string of evidence suggesting the region's recovery is gaining...

The world's oldest person says 117 years doesn't seem like such a long time. Misao Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, made the comment Wednesday, at a celebration a day before her 117th...

RUSSIA-OPPOSITION MOSCOW — One by one, thousands of mourners and dignitaries filed past the white-lined coffin of slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, many offering flowers as they paid...