Pope Francis is letting baptized Catholics join the new church structure created to receive Anglican converts.   The "ordinariate," which functions like a diocese, was initially...

A U.S. judge Thursday ordered the government to stop genital searches of Guantanamo Bay detainees who want to meet with their lawyers, concluding that the motivation for the searches is not to enhance...

Justin Bieber has apologized to Bill Clinton for cursing the former U.S. president and spraying his photo with cleaning fluid in a New York City restaurant kitchen earlier this...

The European Union has announced its inspectors raided several telecommunications companies this week to see if the Internet providers have abused a dominant market position.   The European...

An independent watchdog has proposed an 11% pay raise for British members of parliament despite a cap on public sector salaries.   The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority announced...

Pope Francis has overhauled the laws that govern the Vatican City State, criminalizing leaks of Vatican information and specifically listing sexual violence, prostitution and possession of child...

It's a royal bonanza — but for Britain's souvenir makers, also a royal headache.   The upcoming birth of Prince William and his wife Kate's first child is a golden...

Archaeologists say they have discovered some of the world's oldest known primitive writing, dating back 5,000 years, in eastern China, and some of the markings etched on broken axes resemble a...

Fire has partially destroyed a landmark mansion on Paris' Ile Saint Louis that once belonged to the Rothschild dynasty.   The Hotel Lambert, a 17th century mansion overlooking the Seine...

Elton John says he is grateful to be alive after learning he had been playing European tour dates while suffering from undiagnosed appendicitis.   The 66-year-old musician is quoted in The...