Judges at a Scottish court today ruled that relatives of people killed in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland cannot launch an appeal on behalf of the only man convicted of the...

While Europeans seek relief from unusually high temperatures spreading across the continent, the U.N. weather agency says the region is better prepared than in the past to avoid major...

A poignant photo has emerged which shows an elderly couple who were married for 75 years fulfilling their final wishes to die together, The Daily Mail reports. Jeanette Toczko, 96,...

United Nations mediators and Libya's internationally recognized parliament have presented a tentative peace deal to rival Tripoli leadership, hoping for approval within days. A UN statement says...

GULF OIL SPILL NEW ORLEANS — More than five years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history fouled beaches, coated seabirds in thick goo and seeped into delicate marshes, BP is...

Rival campaigns in Greece's bailout referendum end Friday, with rallies planned in Athens for "Yes" and "No" supporters — at the same time. The events will happen 800 meters (875 yards)...

A government official and a self-defense fighter say Boko Haram extremists have gunned down nearly 100 Muslims praying in mosques in northeastern Nigeria. They say the attack Wednesday night on...

More than 26 million Facebook profile photos have taken on a rainbow hue since the US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that marriage is a right guaranteed under the Constitution regardless of a person's...

Greek voters faced with whether to approve or reject two documents from creditors, in a referendum to be held on Sunday, face an additional challenge: the translation from English, Bloomberg...

The battle for Greek votes was in full swing Thursday ahead of a crucial weekend referendum that could decide whether the country falls out of the euro. For Greeks, particularly the elderly, the daily...