Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons, but he called for a negotiated settlement to the civil war in Syria, and announced he would lead a worldwide day of fasting and...

Veteran British journalist and broadcaster David Frost, who won fame around the world for his TV interviews with former President Richard Nixon, has died, his family told the BBC. He was...

Short on support at home and allies abroad, President Barack Obama unexpectedly stepped back from a missile attack against Syria on Saturday and instead asked Congress to support a strike punishing...

Protesters around the world are taking to the streets to either protest against or to support a possible U.S.-led attack on Syria.   President Barack Obama has said that any possible attack...

Sri Lankan customs agents have seized 250 kilograms (550 pounds) of heroin worth $19 million from a container sent from Pakistan, in what an official says was the largest-ever stock of heroin nabbed...

Reeling from a fierce security crackdown, the Muslim Brotherhood brought out mostly scattered, small crowds Friday in its latest protests of Egypt's military coup.   While the remnants...

Four Italians were tapped on Friday to be senators for life, including renowned architect Renzo Piano and maestro Claudio Abbado, who was La Scala's music director for nearly 20...

The United States found itself Friday with France as its only major partner in a potential strike against Syria, after a stunning rejection of military force in Parliament forced Britain,...

Europe's statistics office says the July unemployment rate across the 17 nations using the euro has remained steady at its record high of 12.1 percent — even though the jobless total...

The announcement, following the use of chemical weapons in Syria, of an emergency summit in Jordan this week of military leaders from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy,...