The agreement on Syria’s chemical weapons reached by Russia and the United States is important not so much for what it could mean on the ground – which remains to be seen as inspectors...

It's the next best thing to parking that costs peanuts: parking that costs chestnuts.   A company that runs parking lots in the English cities of Leeds and Manchester is temporarily...

The son of Libya's former dictator Moammar Gaddafi missed a court hearing Thursday after the militia holding him refused to send him to the capital, underscoring the continued weakness of the...

A European Union study says the bloc's 28 member nations may be losing almost 200 billion euros ($267 billion) annually in value-added tax revenues due to tax evasion and a lack of...

Days before a Chinese court is to issue a verdict in the corruption trial of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai, a defiant letter attributed to him says he will wait quietly in jail to be vindicated,...

Water is never far from the news these days. This summer, northern India experienced one of its heaviest monsoon seasons in 80 years, leaving more than 800 people dead and forcing another 100,000 from...

The death toll from devastating twin storms appeared set to nearly double after officials said late Wednesday that 58 people were missing and presumed dead in a massive landslide that smashed through...

In Britain this week, a judge struck a blow for religious freedom. Or for secularism. It all depends on whom you ask.   Judge Peter Murphy ruled that a female Muslim defendant may stand...

A woman stranded for 16 days in an abandoned well in central China said Wednesday that she shouted for help every day and began to lose hope, but that she managed to survive on raw corn and...

France's Senate has voted to ban beauty pageants for children under 16, in an effort to defend children's — especially girls' — rights.   Anyone who enters a child...