At least 25 people have been killed in clashes between Islamic State and a rival Islamist group backed by armed civilians in the Libyan city of Sirte. Women and a child were killed in the...

The US has reopened its embassy in Cuba more than 54 years after it was closed, in a symbolic step signalling the warming of ties between both countries. John Kerry, the first US Secretary of...

Professional opera singer Ambro? Bajec-Lapajne was diagnosed with a brain tumour, which required an awake craniotomy to remove it. To ensure Ambro?’s cognitive functions were working...

A former British lawmaker diagnosed with severe dementia appeared briefly in court Friday after being threatened with arrest if he failed to attend a hearing on charges of sex crimes against children....

A man has been struck by a roller coaster and killed at an Ohio amusement park after entering a restricted area to look for a lost cellphone. Police say James A. Young had just finished riding...

Royal officials on Friday urged media organizations not to publish unauthorized images of Prince George and Princess Charlotte, arguing that paparazzi are using increasingly dangerous tactics to get...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed "profound grief" for all who perished in World War II in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the country's surrender. Abe acknowledged...

Economic growth in the 19-country eurozone eased slightly in the second quarter of the year as a sharp slowdown in France offset a solid performance by Germany. Eurostat, the European Union's...

A Japanese graduate student allegedly cut off a man’s penis and flushed it down the toilet in revenge for him having an affair with his wife. Ikki Kotsugai, 24, was arrested Thursday after...

An 11-year-old girl who was denied an abortion after being raped gave birth Thursday, the culmination of a case that put a spotlight on child rape in this poor South American nation and drew criticism...