Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, the powerful U.S. ally who fought against al-Qaida and sought to modernize the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom, including by nudging open greater opportunities for...

The deadline to pay a ransom for two Japanese hostages of the Islamic State group or risk their execution loomed Friday, without any signs of progress on securing their release. Prime Minister...

Americans hoping to save on European goods thanks to a falling euro shouldn't rush to uncork that bottle of French Bordeaux. There's very little to celebrate. Not since August 2003 has the euro...

A toddler is dead after finding his father's .380-caliber handgun in the family's car Wednesday afternoon and shooting himself, officials said. Kaleb Ahles, 2, was in the car while his parents...

A German court has ruled that a tenant who liked to pee standing up doesn't owe his landlord money for damages apparently caused by splashing, or missing his target altogether. The Duesseldorf...

An aspiring singer who auditioned for Israel's top TV song competition was placed under house arrest Thursday on suspicion of hacking into international pop star Madonna's computer and stealing and...

Europe's combustible mix of experienced extremist fighters and young jihadis looking to join the fighting in Syria poses new dangers for a continent ill-equipped to trace hundreds of newly radicalized...

U.S. lawyers representing a woman who claims she was forced to have underage sex with Britain's Prince Andrew have filed papers requesting that he respond to her claims under oath. Andrew has not...

Local authorities in the separatist stronghold, Donetsk, in east Ukraine say at least seven people have been killed after a barrage of artillery shells exploded near a busy bus stop. The shells...