The Vatican did something it has never done before by giving a group of U.S. gay and lesbian Catholics VIP seats at Pope Francis' weekly general audience. But in a sign that the welcome wasn't...

The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Cologne has published accounts showing the full extent of its wealth for the first time. Documents posted on its website Wednesday show Germany's richest...

The European Union has launched a drive to combat tax evasion following a series of probes into tax rules that allows multinationals to slash their bills in Luxembourg, Ireland and the...

The chief political commentator for The Daily Telegraph has resigned over the British newspaper's coverage of the HSBC scandal, alleging Wednesday it was part of an effort to downplay critical...

In recent months, the stage seemed set for American consumers to do what they've traditionally done best: Spend money — and drive the economy. The lowest gas prices in five years had given...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine has pulled most of its troops out of Debaltseve. Poroshenko said in comments on his official Twitter account that the Ukrainiam army has...

A group of Chelsea fans have been filmed preventing a black man from boarding a subway train in France before the team's Champions League game at Paris Saint-Germain. After twice pushing the man...

Greece was preparing Wednesday to present its creditors with an official proposal aimed to save bailout talks from collapse, as time is running out for a deal that would keep the country solvent and...

Swiss prosecutors say they've opened a money-laundering investigation against a local subsidiary of HSBC following a report that the bank turned a blind eye to illegal activities of arms dealers and...

ISIS and Boko Haram members are joining terrorist groups already in Libya, and are also closing in to move into Tunisia, Libyan premier Abdallah Al Thani (photo) said this morning. Italian media...