Ted Cruz, a fiery, conservative Texas senator loathed by his own party's leaders, swept to victory in Iowa's Republican caucuses Monday, overcoming billionaire Donald Trump and Florida Sen....

The World Health Organization declared an international emergency on Monday over the explosive spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is linked to birth defects in the Americas,...

In a landmark decision that some ethicists warned is a step down the path toward "designer babies," Britain gave scientists approval Monday to conduct experiments in which they will try to edit the...

Britain is planning aerial bombings against Islamic State militants controlling parts of war-torn Libya, according to a military source.  A team of six RAF officers and MI6 operatives...

A 13-year-old Russian-German girl has admitted making up a story about being kidnapped and raped by migrants in a case that triggered a furore in Germany and briefly embroiled Berlin police in a...

The Greek government is entering a new round of negotiations with the country's creditors over the course of the latest bailout program, amid angry union reactions to proposed pension reforms that are...

Italian actor Gabriel Garko was injured this morning when there was an explosion in a villa in which he was staying in Sanremo, Italian media report. Garko is in Sanremo to prepare for his...

Swiss police say 3-star chef Benoit Violier, whose restaurant near Lausanne recently topped a list of the world's best, has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. He was...

PRESIDENTIAL RACE WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic and Republican presidential candidates scramble across Iowa to close the deal with the first voters to have a say in the 2016 race for...

European Council President Donald Tusk and British Prime Minister David Cameron failed Sunday to strike a deal aimed at keeping the U.K. in the EU - but agreed to extend talks between the...