Members of Pope Francis' sex abuse commission have criticized his remarks that it is OK for parents to spank their children, saying there is no place for physical discipline and that the commission would be making recommendations to him about protecting kids from corporal punishment....

Rome's mayor and officials are considering a "red light" district to shield prostitutes from exploitation and families from embarrassment. Prostitution is legal in Italy, and its practitioners...

A surfer was in a hospital with wounds to his back after he was mauled by a shark Sunday off Australia's east coast. "I just freaked out," Jabez Reitman, 35, told reporters as he was taken from...

 Two staff members of a Sydney cafe have revealed how they plotted to stab a gunman who held them hostage during a 16-hour siege in December. Joel Herat, 21, and Jarrod Hoffman, 19, said in...

An official says Jordan has launched dozens of air strikes against the Islamic State group since the militants released a video last week showing the killing of a Jordanian fighter pilot. Jordan...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denied Sunday that the United States and Europe are divided over how to respond to the crisis in Ukraine and how to deal with Russia's role in it despite a debate...

A man shot six people Saturday afternoon, killing four of them, including his ex-wife and several children before turning the gun on himself on a quiet, suburban street outside Atlanta, police and...

There's no indication Bruce Jenner was being chased by paparazzi who were nearby when the vehicle he was driving became involved in a four-vehicle crash that killed a woman, authorities said...

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday he has moved up a challenge to his leadership to Monday in the interests of ending uncertainty about his government's direction. The challenge...

Ukraine's president pushed Saturday for a quick cease-fire in his country's troubled east, insisting that the conflict must be resolved and not "frozen," and pressed Kiev's case to be supplied with...