Greeks packed city squares for dueling rallies late into the night Friday, as polls showed a dead heat between the 'yes' and 'no' camps ahead of a bailout referendum Sunday that could be...

Pope Francis has appealed to faithful to put divisions aside amid persecution and slaying of Christians in parts of the world. Francis told some 30,000 people in St. Peter's Square today: "The...

On his 10-year trip home, the Greek hero Odysseus at one point had to steer his ship and crew between Scylla, a six-headed monster, on one side of a narrow stretch of water and the whirlpool Charybdis...

A plane powered by the sun's rays landed in Hawaii today after a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan. Pilot Andre Borschberg and his single-seat aircraft landed...

Judges at a Scottish court today ruled that relatives of people killed in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland cannot launch an appeal on behalf of the only man convicted of the...

While Europeans seek relief from unusually high temperatures spreading across the continent, the U.N. weather agency says the region is better prepared than in the past to avoid major...

A poignant photo has emerged which shows an elderly couple who were married for 75 years fulfilling their final wishes to die together, The Daily Mail reports. Jeanette Toczko, 96,...

United Nations mediators and Libya's internationally recognized parliament have presented a tentative peace deal to rival Tripoli leadership, hoping for approval within days. A UN statement says...

GULF OIL SPILL NEW ORLEANS — More than five years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history fouled beaches, coated seabirds in thick goo and seeped into delicate marshes, BP is...

Rival campaigns in Greece's bailout referendum end Friday, with rallies planned in Athens for "Yes" and "No" supporters — at the same time. The events will happen 800 meters (875 yards)...