A French court has acquitted former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of procuring prostitutes for sex parties in France, Belgium and the US. Mr Strauss-Kahn stood alongside 13 co-defendants, most...

Thousands of bare-chested muscular men, drag queens in heavy makeup and high heels, women in colorful balloon costumes and others partied at Tel Aviv's annual gay pride parade on Friday, the largest...

Spain's King Felipe VI stripped his sister Princess Cristina of her title as Duchess of Palma de Mallorca on Friday in the latest move to distance the royal family from the princess as she awaits...

News reports say four Westerners who posed naked on Malaysia's highest peak have pleaded guilty to a charge of obscene behavior in a public place. The four were among 10 foreigners who stripped...

German federal prosecutors have closed their investigation into the alleged tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone by the U.S. National Security Agency, saying they have been unable to find...

British actor Ron Moody, best known for playing Fagin in the 1968 film "Oliver!" has died. He was 91. Moody, who received an Oscar nomination for best actor for his signature performance in the...

UKRAINE-BRAIN DRAIN KIEV, Ukraine — Alesya Bolot worked for a contemporary arts foundation that converted an abandoned factory into a mecca for young and bright people with daring ideas....

The International Monetary Fund has announced that its negotiating team in Brussels is heading home. Spokesman Gerry Rice has just told reporters that there are still "major differences" between...

Milan city officials have appealed for help in managing the huge number of migrants arriving from southern Italy after rescue at sea, as rising numbers are unable to find beds and are sleeping in the...

The president of the European Union warned Greece that the coming week should prove decisive in Athens' quest to stave off bankruptcy. Donald Tusk, who chairs meetings of EU leaders, said...