An Israeli band has dropped out of the Eurovision Song Contest because it would force some of its observant members to perform on the Jewish Sabbath. The Shalva group says Wednesday it's quitting...

New Hampshire's highest court upheld Friday the conviction of three women who were arrested for going topless on a beach, finding their constitutional rights were not violated. In a 3-2 ruling,...

A former Miss Costa Rica has become the second woman to make a criminal complaint against Nobel Peace Prize laureate and ex-President Oscar Arias, in the latest of mounting allegations of sexual...

British actor Albert Finney, the Academy Award-nominated star of films from "Tom Jones" to "Skyfall," has died at the age of 82....

The Council of Europe's human rights commissioner said Thursday she is "deeply concerned" about Italy's treatment of migrants at home and at sea and is seeking clarification from the government about...

A 27-year-old man plans to sue his parents because they did not ask for his consent to bring him into the world, international media report. Raphael Samuel, from Mumbai, India, is reportedly part...

European Council President Donald Tusk took a swipe Wednesday at some Brexit-backers in Britain, wondering aloud what "special place in hell" might be reserved for those who had no idea how to deliver...

For the more than 120 workers at the Pedrosa & Rodrigues garment factory in northwestern Portugal, events in another country 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) to the north could jeopardize their...

Jose Mourinho slipped as he walked back on a red carpet placed on ice at an ice hockey tournament. Mourinho was guest of honour at a Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) match...

Pope Francis ministered on Tuesday to the thriving Catholic community in the United Arab Emirates as he concluded his historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula with the first-ever papal Mass...