British police are questioning an Anglican priest, his wife and daughter about a newborn boy's death. The Diocese of Blackburn in northwestern England identified the priest as Rev. Jim...

The next James Bond film has a retro title that evokes the series' past: "SPECTRE" - the dastardly fictional terrorist organization featured in "Dr. No" and other early 007 adventures. Director...

Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee says 10 police officers were killed and 28 wounded in gun battles with militants in the capital of Chechnya. The leader of the Russian republic...

A lesbian couple claim they were told to stop kissing one another in a fashionable London eatery by the manager because it is a 'family restaurant', the Daily Mail reports. Lydia Cawson, 29, said...

For weeks, women have publicly shared stories of alleged sexual abuse by Bill Cosby with the expectation that any lawsuits they might file would be blocked due to long-expired statutes of...

A federal appeals court halted Wednesday's scheduled execution of a Texas killer whose attempt to subpoena Jesus Christ as a trial witness and other behavior led his attorneys to argue he is too...

CORRUPTION BERLIN - A leading anti-graft watchdog says its annual survey shows China, Turkey and Angola are perceived as increasingly corrupt, despite strong economic growth in recent years....

Pope Francis is removing the commander of the Swiss Guards, with the pontiff reportedly unhappy at the officer's strict authoritarian style. The news that Daniel Anrig would not be continuing as...

Sweden's left-of-centre Prime Minister Stefan Lofven says he will call snap elections after his minority government lost a budget vote less than three months after coming to power. He said a new...

A day ahead of the European Central Bank's final policy meeting of the year, a closely watched survey indicated Wednesday that the 18-country eurozone is not far from sliding back into...