Russia will resume shipping natural gas to Ukraine after Kiev pays off its first debt installment for past supplies of gas next week, officials said Friday. Alexei Miller, chief of Russia's...

After 10 years in office, outgoing European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso will make way. Today is his last day before the new Commission under Jean-Claude Juncker takes over. After...

The Sistine Chapel has a brighter, cooler new look. The Vatican unveiled a state-of-the art illumination and air conditioning system designed to better show off the chapel's precious...

The head of the Indonesian Football Association's disciplinary committee has publicly apologized for an own goal fiasco in a playoff match involving PSS Sleman and PSIS Semarang, saying both clubs...

UKRAINE-WINTER THREAT DONETSK, Ukraine - Dark tunnels in the basement of a bombed-out hospital in the eastern city of Donetsk lead to a makeshift shelter. Opening the door hardly alleviates the...

The Libyan Civil Aviation Authority, which has been ordered to Beida to be under the closer authority of the Libyan government, is reported be looking to reopen Benina...

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has publicly acknowledged his sexuality, saying that he is "proud to be gay". Mr Cook made his announcement to try to help people struggling with their identity, he...

Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore has imposed a state of emergency after violent protests at his bid to extend his 27-year rule. The government and parliament have been dissolved, and an...

Sweden's new government on Thursday recognized a Palestinian state at a time of increased tensions between Arabs and Jews over Israel's plans to build about 1,000 housing units in east...

Rain fell Wednesday on a red-hot river of lava as it threatened to consume its first home on its slow advance into a rural Hawaii town. A breakout of the lava flow was about 30 metres...