The Vatican's efforts to clean up its scandal-tainted financial offices has earned it membership to an international network facilitating information exchange in the fight against organized crime,...

Portugal's government teetered on the brink of collapse Wednesday, sending financial markets around Europe into a tailspin and reigniting concerns about the euro area's strategy for dealing...

Retail sales across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro rose by more than expected in May, official figures showed Wednesday, in a welcome development that may mean the eurozone has...

His fate hanging in the balance, embattled President Mohammed Morsi vowed not to resign Tuesday, hours before a deadline to yield to the demands of millions of protesters or see the military suspend...

The impact of Abenomics on Japan’s economy is gradually beginning to be felt. Annual GDP growth in the first quarter has been revised upward, to 4.1%, exceeding market expectations and providing...

Amy Winehouse seemed to live in public, but her fans never knew the private person.   An exhibition at London's Jewish Museum aims to reveal an intimate side to a troubled star who was...

Pierce Brosnan's daughter, Charlotte, has died after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer. Charlotte, who was 41, passed away on 28 June in London.   "She was surrounded by her...

NSA leaker Edward Snowden's best chance of finding refuge outside the United States may hinge on the president of Venezuela, who was in Moscow on Tuesday meeting with Russian President Vladimir...

Drugs worth more than 2.5 billion yuan ($400 million) have been seized in a two-month multinational operation targeting crime along the Mekong River, China's drug enforcement chief said...

A year ago the eurozone was in serious trouble. A series of policy actions – the creation of a rescue fund, a fiscal treaty, and the provision of cheap liquidity to the banking system –...