The United States and Iran took a historic step toward ending more than three decades of estrangement on Friday when President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by phone and...

Some couples buy matching outfits. Royal couples get matching heraldry.   Britain's College of Arms said Friday that Prince William and his wife Kate have been awarded a joint logo which...

A multi-story residential building collapsed in India's financial capital of Mumbai early Friday, killing at least three people and sending rescuers racing to reach dozens of people feared trapped...

Scientists can now say with extreme confidence that human activity is the dominant cause of the global warming observed since the 1950s, a new report by an international scientific group said...

In many countries, public debate about gender equality focuses mainly on women’s access to top positions and high-powered career opportunities. But the “glass ceiling” is only a...

The five permanent members of the deeply divided U.N. Security Council reached agreement Thursday on a resolution to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, a major step in taking the most...

European railway operators must pay passengers compensation for delays even if the cause is beyond the company's control, the bloc's top court ruled Thursday in a decision poised to benefit...

Divers spotted human remains Thursday near Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship and DNA tests will determine if they are the last two bodies missing among the shipwreck's 32 victims,...

Italy's political instability deepened Thursday as its respected president harshly rebuked lawmakers of Silvio Berlusconi's party for purportedly threatening to resign en masse if...

An unusual spate of hornet attacks in central China has killed at least 18 people.   Zhou Yuanhong, a health official in the Angkang city area of Shaanxi province, said Thursday that more...