If dresses could talk, this dark navy, figure-hugging velvet number would have the best stories to tell.   Princess Diana wore it on state visits, at royal banquets and most memorably to a...

In their plumed helmets and striped uniforms, the Swiss Guards are one of the most beloved traditions of the Vatican — and on Thursday take a central role in the pope's historic resignation....

Veteran British explorer Ranulph Fiennes was being evacuated from Antarctica on Wednesday, days after he reluctantly pulled out of a polar expedition team because of severe frostbite.   The...

Why has Italy's muddled election result spooked global investors so much? Because it threatens to punch a hole in the safety net that has kept Europe from catastrophe for the past six...

Slovenia's conservative government was set to be ousted on Wednesday as the parliament met for a no-confidence vote on Prime Minister Janez Jansa and to consider naming an opposition leader as his...

Pope Benedict XVI basked in an emotional sendoff Wednesday at his final general audience in St. Peter's Square, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also times of...

Asia’s lack of institutions to ameliorate regional tensions is often lamented. But greater Asian unity may be arising by the backdoor, in the form of new and impressive infrastructure...

A center-left group of parties appears to have the best shot at forming a coalition government in Italy after an inconclusive national election, but the challenge is steep and comes amid public anger...

Italy emerged from elections Tuesday with no clear winner, driving markets around the world markedly lower as investors worried that one of Europe's biggest economies would be unable to build a...

Pope Benedict XVI will be known as "emeritus pope" in his retirement and will continue to wear a white cassock, the Vatican announced Tuesday.   The pope's title and what he...