A Brazilian judge is urging prosecutors to fine a small-town mayor who rode a donkey to his inauguration to needle an opponent who allegedly referred to him as an "burro" in a...

Authorities filed rape and murder charges Thursday against five men accused of the gang rape of a 23-year-old university student on a New Delhi bus, a crime that horrified Indians and provoked a...

Police say more than 100 people have died of exposure as northern India deals with historically cold temperatures.   Police spokesman Surendra Srivastava said Thursday that at least 114...

The many characters in the science-fiction show "Doctor Who" will be zooming through time and space on the edge of letters in 2013.   Britain's Royal Mail is marking the 50th...

The United Nations estimated Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria's 21-month-old uprising against authoritarian rule, a toll one-third higher than what anti-regime...

A man has been swept to sea and drowned while trying to save his dog hit by a rogue wave on a California beach.   The U.S. Coast Guard says the man and his wife were walking on the beach on...

Cyprus' president says he would refuse any request by international lenders to sell off state-owned companies as part of a finalized agreement to bail out the crisis-hit...

Drivers in China are seeing red over a new crackdown on running through intersections when the lights are yellow.   While announcing new rules that double the penalty for traffic light...

Police say a paparazzo was hit by a car and killed after taking photos of Justin Bieber's white Ferrari on a Los Angeles street.   Los Angeles police Officer James Stoughton says the...

    61 killed in New Year's stampede in Ivory Coast   INZA BAKAYOKO,Associated Press         ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — At least 61...