Firebombs and pig heads thrown into mosques. Veiled women subjected to crude insults in the street. The Internet awash with threats against Muslims. Europe's Muslims are feeling the heat of a fierce...

Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine are claiming that they have seized control of the Donetsk airport after days of intense fighting. Ukrainian officials have not confirmed a retreat. Rebel...

UNITED STATES-CUBA WASHINGTON (AP) — A delegation of congressional Democrats begins a three-day visit to Cuba to discuss expectations for the normalization of relations between the United...

Pope Francis flew home Monday after a weeklong trip to Asia, where he called for unity in Sri Lanka after a civil war then asked Filipinos to be "missionaries of the faith" in the world's most...

Italy says it has expelled nine suspected jihadis since late December and is vowing more expulsions in a heightened terrorism crackdown. Interior Minister Angelino Alfano told reporters Sunday...

After watching Americans suck down Big Gulps for decades, Coke and Pepsi are realizing less could be more. As people cut back on soda, the two beverage giants are pushing smaller cans and bottles...

Charlie Hebdo, the satirical weekly that lost 12 staff in a terrorist gun attack last week, is one of a diverse group of publications and comics around the world determined to push the boundaries of...

A woman died hours after giving birth to quadruplets at an Arizona hospital, a close friend of the family said Saturday. Erica Morales, 36, never got to hold her newborns before she...

SUPREME COURT-GAY MARRIAGE WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution, setting the stage for a...

A New Jersey woman who authorities say put her newborn baby girl in the middle of a road and set the infant on fire was charged Saturday with murder. Burlington County prosecutors said...