As the Islamic State group tries to expand and take root across the Middle East, it is struggling in Syria — part of its heartland — where it has stalled or even lost ground while fighting...

Today’s announcement by the European Commission on managing the migration crisis in the Mediterranean contains the right analysis of the overall situation, but offers no concrete solutions to...

A nurse in Germany has expressed regret for killing up to 30 patients by giving them an overdose of heart medication. News agency dpa reported that the 38-year-old man told the Oldenburg regional...

The European Union stands ready to beef up its border surveillance mission in the Mediterranean if Italy requests and is supplying 13.7 million euros ($15.6 million) to help Rome cope with the migrant...

An exotic dancer's death at an airport hotel has led Philadelphia police to investigate the strange underworld of "pumping parties" and illegal cosmetic surgery. An aspiring rapper known as "the...

The European Central Bank's governing council members wrestled with fears that falling prices could become ingrained in the economy before a "large majority" decided to launch an additional 1 trillion...

Debaltseve appeared to be largely under the control of rebels Thursday, a day after Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from the besieged town. Associated Press journalists who drove around about...

Greece sent Thursday its proposals to break a deadlock with European creditors over its frozen bailout program and end uncertainty over the debt-heavy country's future in the euro. Dutch Finance...

UKRAINE ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine- Ukraine has pulled most of its troops out of Debaltseve, the epicenter of recent fighting in war-torn eastern Ukraine, the president confirms. The Russia-backed...

Libya, virtually a failed state in recent years, has succeeded in one way: It's providing a perfect opportunity for the Islamic State group to expand from Syria and Iraq to establish a strategic...