The eurozone's top official has effectively given Greece an ultimatum to request an extension to the country's bailout program. Greece has resisted an extension of the current...

Amusha, a 58-year-old woman from Iraq's Yazidi minority, last saw her daughter being driven away by militants of the Islamic State group. The fighters attacked Amusha's village last year, killed the...

International efforts to resolve the crisis in Libya after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi must forge agreement between the warring parties to forestall the emergence of a failed state that...

Homeless men and women lined up Monday off St. Peter's Square to take advantage of Pope Francis' latest charitable initiative: a free shave and shower for the least fortunate. Mauro Casubolo, 49,...

The man who gave the world Nutella, Michele Ferrero, will be buried on Wednesday in Alba, a small town in Northern Italy. Mr Ferrero was responsible for fruity and minty Tic Tacs, as well as...

Greece and its European creditors began fresh talks on Monday over the country's request to ease its bailout terms, but expectations for a quick deal are low despite a fast-approaching...

Two men suspected of helping the gunman behind the deadly attacks in Copenhagen were jailed for 10 days Monday as Danes mourned the victims of a shooting spree that authorities said may have been...

Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists persisted Monday around a strategic town in eastern Ukraine — fighting that threatens to dash a...

Up to 100 banks and financial institutions worldwide have been attacked in an "unprecedented cyber robbery", claims a new report. Computer security firm Kaspersky Lab estimates $1bn has been...

Officials of Libya's rival governments have been in touch over the growing threat of Islamic State militants, a top Libyan security official said, suggesting the fight against a common enemy might...