A judge in Sicily on Tuesday convicted a ship captain and crew mate in the April 2015 sinking off Libya that left 700 people dead in the Mediterranean's worst-known migrant disaster. The Tunisian...

Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar are the winners for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The official award ceremony was held on Tuesday at the European Parliament, presided by...

President-elect Donald Trump has announced his choice of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state, hailing him as "among the most accomplished business leaders and international deal...

Italy's largest bank, UniCredit, said Tuesday it will unload 17.7 billion euros ($18.8 billion) in soured loans, raise billions in new money and shed thousands of jobs as it seeks to re-launch the...

This is the main news as reported by the Associated Press on 12 December....

As the Soviet Union was breaking up 25 years ago, Mikhail Gorbachev expected the United States and its allies to provide vital aid. The former Soviet president thinks their failure to offer...

 Lawyers for Bill Cosby will battle in court starting Tuesday as they try to limit the number of other accusers who can testify at his sexual assault trial. Prosecutors hope to call 13 other...

Police are seeking more information about a London train station stabbing after several eyewitnesses said a suspect shouted anti-Muslim slogans....

Italian Premier-designate Paolo Gentiloni succeeded in forming a new government on Monday, keeping key ministers from the coalition of fellow Democrat Matteo Renzi, who resigned last week....

One of the most respected soccer managers in England has been suspended amid a widening investigation into sexual abuse by youth coaches in Britain. Dario Gradi, who was honored by Queen...