Scotland's leader says she doesn't want to use a possible British vote to leave the European Union as leverage to achieve independence. But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon concedes that Scots'...

France's air accident investigation agency says Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz was using antidepressants when he crashed the plane carrying 150 people into the Alps. A report released...

The Syrian conflict has had outsized impact on global politics. Five ways the world has changed: _____ RISE OF ISLAMIC STATE It was in the vacuum of the...

KOREAS-TENSION — North Korea says its military is ready to pre-emptively attack and "liberate" the South if it sees signs that American and South Korean troops involved in annual joint military...

Iraqi officials say the Islamic State group has launched two chemical attacks, killing a three-year-old girl and wounding some 600 people near the northern city of Kirkuk. Security...

JAPAN-TSUNAMI-ANNIVERSARY — Japanese gather in Tokyo and along the country's ravaged northeast coast to observe a moment of silence five years after a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck offshore,...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump canceled one of his signature rallies on Friday, calling off the event due to safety concerns after protesters packed the arena where he was...

North Korea said Saturday its military is ready to pre-emptively attack and "liberate" the South if it sees signs that American and South Korean troops involved in annual joint military drills are...

European Union countries are preparing possible sanctions against officials in Libya blamed for undermining the peace process and blocking the formation of a unity government. EU diplomats say...

The main, Western-backed Syrian opposition groups say they'll attend U.N.-sponsored peace talks with the Damascus government in Geneva starting on Monday. The groups, assembled under an umbrella...