The British government announced Tuesday that it will introduce a bill next year legalizing gay marriage — but banning the Church of England from conducting same-sex...

The European Union approved a new common patent system on Tuesday designed to cut red tape and streamline patent procedures across much of Europe.   The European Parliament concluded the...

Blizzards blocked roads, stranded villages, disrupted power supplies and shut down an airport in the Balkans on Tuesday, the fourth straight day of tough winter weather in the region of southeastern...

Egyptian security officials say masked gunmen have attacked opposition protesters camped out at Cairo's Tahrir Square, firing birdshot at them and wounding nine people.   The officials...

Mali's prime minister resigned on state television early Tuesday, hours after soldiers who led a recent coup burst into his home and arrested him, in the latest sign of the volatile political...

Taking a leaf out of a Dr. Seuss story, the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan is reportedly stealing Christmas by keeping the local version of Santa Claus off the airwaves.    Independent...

Just as the first storms of winter roll in, Dutchman Johan Huibers has finished his 20-year quest to build a full-scale, functioning model of Noah's Ark — an undertaking of, well, biblical...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez flew to Cuba on Monday for a third cancer operation after designating the vice president as his political heir.   State television showed images of Chavez...

EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels will discuss the "urgent need to restart the peace process" in the Middle East, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Monday.   The...

Police believe he was from Africa, probably from Angola, but they don't know his identity, or how to notify his next of kin.   The mystery began in September when residents of a suburban...