Short people have more risk for heart disease, and now researchers may know why: Genes that govern height also seem to affect cholesterol, especially in men. Doctors have suspected that height...

ITALY-COURTHOUSE SHOOTING MILAN — A gunman opened fire in a Milan courtroom on Thursday, killing a judge and as many as two other people before being captured as he tried to flee on a...

A man clutching a love letter when he was arrested in SandraBullock's home as the actress cowered in a closet and called police for help was ordered Thursday to stand trial on stalking and...

China's state broadcaster is investigating one of its hosts after a video of him insulting Mao Zedong was leaked online, causing a stir and rekindling debate on the complicated legacy of the...

Scores of prostitutes have taken to the streets of Amsterdam to protest moves to rejuvenate the city's famed Red Light District by shuttering windows where scantily-clad sex workers pose to attract...

Greece repaid a roughly 450 million euro ($485-million) loan instalment to the International Monetary Fund due Thursday — easing concerns, for now, of a potential default as Athens faces a cash...

The heir to the British throne and his consort, Camilla, are celebrating 10 years of marriage — a decade in which Camilla's public image has gone from aristocratic home-wrecker to admired...

 Italy's ANSA news agency reports that a man has opened fire in Milan's courthouse and at least two persons are believed to have been hit. There was no word on their condition. ANSA quoted...

Hackers claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group seized control of a French television network, simultaneously hacking 11 channels and the network's website and social media accounts. The...

Barry Manilow married his long-time manager Garry Kief in a secret ceremony last year, it has been revealed. The Copacabana singer, 71, wed at his Palm Springs home in California in the presence...