A video published online by Islamic State militants claims to show Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive. The video, which could not immediately be verified, showed a man standing...

A man with a knife hidden in his bag attacked three soldiers on an anti-terror patrol in front of a Jewish community center in southern France today, two police officials said. Sarah Baron,...

British lawmakers in the House of Commons have voted to approve letting scientists create babies from the DNA of three people. The move would prevent some children from inheriting potentially...

 Pope Francis decreed Tuesday that slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was killed in 1980 out of hatred for his Catholic faith, approving a martyrdom declaration that sets the stage for his...

The United Nations' top court has ruled that Serbia did not commit genocide in Croatia during the bloody wars sparked by the breakup of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. The International Court...

Italy's new president, Sergio Mattarella, has taken the oath of office with a vow to fight corruption and organized crime and encourage the nation to embrace economic and electoral reform. The...

A San Diego man charged with running a so-called revenge porn website where people posted nude pictures of their ex-lovers — and then charging the victims to take down the images — was...

The killing of two Japanese taken hostage by the Islamic State group has savagely driven home the high stakes Japan faces and limited options it can muster in such circumstances. It also offers a...

Bobbi Kristina Brown is fighting for her life, according to a statement from the Houston family Monday. Police said the 21-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown was...

FRANCE-STRAUSS-KAHN PARIS — Dominique Strauss-Kahn is going on trial on sex charges in France — the nation where he once was considered a top presidential...