An Egyptian court convicted three Al-Jazeera journalists and sentenced them to seven years in prison each on terrorism-related charges in a verdict Monday that stunned their families and raised...

From deadly flu viruses to a car crash, some of the lead characters of the popular series Downton Abbey have met grisly ends.   So the cast must have been relieved to learn they will all...

Several European foreign ministers on Monday threatened further sanctions if Russia fails to cooperate with Ukraine's proposed peace plan and doesn't stop the flow of arms and militants across...

The European Union says it is placing sanctions on 12 ministers of the Syrian government because of their responsibility "for serious human rights violations."   The EU said Monday...

Malaysia's top court has rejected an appeal by the Roman Catholic church to use the word "Allah" to refer to God, saying a government ban on its usage by non-Muslim faiths was...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged both sides in the Ukrainian conflict to sit down at the negotiating table and find a compromise.   He said such a compromise must guarantee the...

For years, Iran has been an archenemy of the United States. Now, with alliances blurred in the Mideast, the two countries are talking about how to stop an offensive in Iraq by al-Qaida-inspired...

The United Nations cultural agency has listed the Palestinian village of Battir as a World Heritage site in danger, raising hopes among residents Saturday that this will protect their community...

A Japanese panel confirmed the validity of a study that led to Japan's landmark 1993 apology for forcing Asian women into wartime prostitution, even as South Korea blasted the review as a move...

Pope Francis condemned the legalization of recreational drugs as a flawed and failed experiment on Friday, lending his voice to a debate which is raging from the U.S. to Uruguay and...