The German insurance company Munich Re says some 20,000 people died in natural disasters last year, about twice as many as in 2012.   Most of the deaths resulted from Typhoon Haiyan that hit...

No longer taboo, living together has become a more common arrangement for America's couples who become pregnant while dating.   Soon-to-be-released government figures show a major...

Waves up to 27 feet (8.2 meters) high slammed into Britain's southwestern coast on Monday, as lashing winds and heavy rain battered parts of the U.K. and coastal residents braced for another round...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel cracked her pelvis during a skiing accident in the Swiss Alps and will have to cut back on her work schedule for the next three weeks, her spokesman said...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suffered a pelvis injury during a skiing holiday in Switzerland, putting her on the sidelines for the next three weeks.   Merkel's spokesman Steffen...

In the battle against HIV/AIDS, South Africa was for many years the perfect example of what not to do. Until recently, the government’s response to the epidemic, which threatened the...

Across Europe, millions are suffering from unemployment and the prospect of a long period of economic stagnation. But no group has been harder hit than the Roma.   There are more than ten...

A six-month old giant panda was unveiled to her adoring public in Taiwan on Monday, as long lines of children of all ages queued up at the Taipei zoo to see the cub cavorting around her cage...

Pope Francis has announced that he will travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan May 24-26.   The visit marks the pope's first trip to the Holy Land and is so far his only foreign...

Sushi restaurateur Kiyoshi Kimura paid 7.36 million yen (about $70,000) for a 507-pound (230-kilogram) bluefin tuna in the year's celebratory first auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji market on Sunday,...