Pope Francis will not meet the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama because of the "delicate situation" with China, the Vatican says. The Dalai Lama, who is visiting Rome, had...

Passengers are facing widespread flight disruption after a computer failure at the UK's air traffic control centre. Nats confirmed a "technical problem" at its Swanwick control centre in...

France's president wants to allow doctors to keep terminally ill patients sedated until death comes, amid a national debate about whether to legalize euthanasia. Francois Hollande stopped short...

Unknown attackers fired dozens of bullets at the facade of the Israeli embassy in Athens without causing any injury in a pre-dawn, drive-by attack Friday on one of the Greek capital's best-guarded...

Thousands of union workers staging a general strike are marching through more than 50 Italian cities to protest government reforms that they say erode workers' rights. The general strike,...

This is the comical moment a baby boy gets into a spin as he encounters twins for the first time. A home video shot by an unidentified family in America shows little Landon sat in-between his...

Angelina Jolie's new movie "Unbroken" has not been released in Japan yet, but it has already struck a nerve in a country still fighting over its wartime past. And the buzz on social networks and...

CIA Director John Brennan struck back at a U.S. Senate report that accused the agency of torturing terror detainees, acknowledging that "abhorrent" tactics were used but defending the overall...

A man who led an obscure Maoist collective and allegedly held three women against their will in a London house for 30 years has been charged with 25 offenses including rape, police said...

"Birdman" squawked loudest in the Golden Globes nominations, flying away with a leading seven nods including best picture in the comedy or musical category. In nominations for the 72 annual...