Thailand's Royal Palace says King Bhumibol, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has died at age 88. The palace said the king passed away peacefully on Thursday at Bangkok's Siriraj...

Bob Dylan was named the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award to someone primarily seen as a...

Scotland's leader says she will publish a bill next week laying the groundwork for a new independence referendum — the first step toward a new vote on whether Scotland should leave the United...

Rival protesters gathered Thursday outside the High Court in London, where lawyers battled over whether the government has the power to trigger Britain's exit from the European Union without approval...

Italian news agency ANSA says playwright Dario Fo, whose energetic mocking of Italian political life, social mores and religion won him the Nobel Prize for Literature, has died. He was 90. Citing...

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Janet Jackson has confirmed she's pregnant at 50. The star showed off her baby bump in a photo Wednesday, smiling in a white dress and cradling her belly. She told People, "We thank God for...

The United Nations' 193-member states are expected to appoint Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as the world body's next secretary-general. Peter Thompson, president of the...

Lawyers for the only surviving suspect in last November's attack in Paris say they will no longer defend him because he refuses to speak. Frank Berton and Sven Mary said they've decided to stop...

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