The drummer for rock band AC/DC has been charged in New Zealand with attempting to procure murder. Phil Rudd on Thursday made a brief appearance at the Tauranga District Court before being...

EUROPE-ECONOMY LONDON - Further evidence emerged Wednesday to suggest the 18-country eurozone is more likely to sink back into recession than stage a strong rebound, adding pressure on the...

OIL PRICE SLUMP LONDON - Oil prices have sunk to four-year lows following reports Saudi Arabia, OPEC's largest oil producer, is cutting its prices for customers in the U.S. A barrel of benchmark...

Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate, capturing seats from Democrats in elections Tuesday shaped by deep voter discontent with President Barack Obama. With Republicans strengthening their...

Spain's Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended plans by the northeastern region of Catalonia to hold an informal independence poll Nov. 9 following a legal challenge by the government, which claims...

Daredevil Nik Wallenda wowed Chicago and the world Sunday with two skyscraper crossings on a tightrope without a safety net or a harness. Thousands of cheering fans packed the streets...

BANGLADESH-BLACKOUT DHAKA, Bangladesh - Power is restored in most of Bangladesh a day after the worst nationwide blackout in years exposed inefficient and dated infrastructure that has held back...

A young woman who moved to Oregon to take advantage of the state's assisted-suicide law took lethal drugs prescribed by a doctor and has died, a spokesman said Sunday. Brittany Maynard, 29, was...

Hong Kong officials and student leaders will hold talks Tuesday to try to end pro-democracy protests that have gripped the southern Chinese city for more than three weeks, though chances of...

NAZI-SOCIAL SECURITY OSIJEK, Croatia - Dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals and SS guards collected millions of dollars in U.S. Social Security benefits after being forced out of the United...