Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his return to politics.   On his Facebook page, he said he would seek the leadership of the opposition UMP party, widely seen as a first...

Alex Salmond is to step down as first minister of Scotland after voters decisively rejected independence.   He will also resign as leader of the Scottish National Party after the...

Scotland's decision to stay within the United Kingdom cost separatists across Europe political momentum they could have gained for their own independence ambitions. But the regional parliament in...

Joining U.S. forces acting in Iraqi skies, France conducted its first airstrikes Friday against the militant Islamic State group, destroying a logistics depot, Iraqi and French officials...

Torrential monsoon rains worsened by a tropical storm flooded large swathes of the Philippine capital and nearby provinces Friday, leaving at least three people dead and displacing tens of thousands...

British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to live up to commitments to Scotland made ahead of the independence vote, including plans for new powers on tax, spending and...

The Islamic State plot to carry out random beheadings in Sydney alleged by police is a simple and barbaric scheme that has shaken Australians. But terrorism experts on Friday questioned whether the...

The Islamic State group on Thursday released a video showing a British journalist who says he is a prisoner of the extremists.   In a slick, three-minute video shot with three cameras, John...

The battle lines are being drawn before a major church meeting on family issues that represents a key test for Pope Francis.   Five high-ranking cardinals have taken one of Francis'...

British Muslim leaders made a plea Thursday for the safety of a British hostage threatened with beheading by Islamic State extremists in Syria.   Alan Henning's life was threatened in...