A historic attempt to land a spacecraft on a comet was set in motion Wednesday by scientists at the European Space Agency, despite a last-minute problem with the landing system. It is the climax...

COMET LANDING BERLIN - The final countdown is approaching for one of the most audacious space adventures ever attempted. In less than 24 hours, the European Space Agency will try to land a robot...

A Doctors Without Borders physician who was declared free of Ebola said Tuesday he was living proof that early detection and isolation can stop the spread of the deadly virus, and he called for a...

Big Bank Hank, the New York rapper who, as part of the Sugarhill Gang, released what is generally regarded as the first rap record, has died at the age of 57. The performer, real name Henry...

The U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, responsible for protecting some 100,000 Americans around the world, has dramatically expanded training, two years after the deadly attack on a U.S. facility in...

Pope Francis has moved to speed up rulings on appeals by clergy who have been accused of sex abuse of minors and other grave abuses. The Vatican announced on Tuesday that the pope is setting up a...

Europe is marking Armistice Day with ceremonies and moments of silence as France opens an international memorial on a former battlefield. This year's events have special significance because 2014...

Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has announced her engagement to a Formula One team boss. Halliwell, 42, says in a notice Tuesday in the Times of London that she will wed Red Bull team principal...

What happens next in Japan-China relations depends not only on what they do, but also on what they don't do. A tentative, some would say grudging, first meeting between their leaders on Monday...

Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon has described his terminal colon cancer as the 'most amazing experience of my life', because he is surrounded by his loved ones and donating his $100 million fortune to...