Peggy Young sued United Parcel Service for discriminating against pregnant women. She lost two rounds in lower courts, but the Supreme Court will hear her case Wednesday. The 42-year-old Young...

Robert Biedron already made history once in Poland by becoming the first openly gay lawmaker in parliament in 2011. On Monday, he celebrated another first, becoming the country's first openly gay...

Five members of the French president's private staff are being transferred amid questions over who took recent photos in a gossip magazine purporting to show Hollande with a French actress inside the...

FERGUSON FERGUSON, Missouri - The Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown has resigned.  MEXICO-SEIZED BUSES TIXTLA, Mexico - The disappearance of 43...

Donald Tusk becomes the second full-time president of the European Council on Monday. Tusk, who was democratic Poland's longest-serving prime minister before resigning in September just short of seven...

Pro-democracy protesters clashed with police as they tried to surround Hong Kong government headquarters late Sunday, stepping up their movement for genuine democratic reforms after camping out on the...

A renewed plunge in oil prices is a worrying sign of weakness in the global economy that could shake governments dependent on oil revenues. Yet it is also a bonus for consumers as prices fall at the...

Pope Francis wrapped up his three-day visit to Turkey on Sunday with a liturgy alongside the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians and a meeting with young refugees who have fled Syria,...

FERGUSON FERGUSON, Missouri - The Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown has resigned.  MEXICO-SEIZED BUSES TIXTLA, Mexico - The disappearance of 43...

A judge dismissed murder charges Saturday against former President Hosni Mubarak and acquitted his security chief over the killing of protesters during Egypt's 2011 uprising, crushing any hope of a...