UKRAINE DONETSK, Ukraine —Signs emerged Friday pointing to a major offensive in eastern Ukraine by rebels fighting to break off from the rest of the country. A rebel leader said they will...

A man who police say has been on the run since he escaped from a Mississippi jail 34 years ago was arrested Thursday in a small central Utah town, police said. Sam Gene Harris has lived under at...

Japan promised Saturday not to give up "until the very end" on efforts to rescue two Japanese hostages threatened with beheading by Islamic militants demanding a $200 million ransom, after a deadline...

As Saudi Arabia mourned its late ruler, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud quickly set the course for the monarchy's future Friday by naming a second-in-line to the throne from the next generation of...

A three-judge panel has ruled that a 70-year-old man was wrongly convicted in the stabbing deaths of a mother and daughter nearly four decades ago. The judges ruled Friday that Joseph Sledge was...

Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine rejected a previously signed peace deal Friday and announced a new multi-pronged offensive against Ukrainian government troops. The main separatist leader in...

Dramatic footage was released today of the rescue of five fishermen moments before their boat sank in rough seas. Irish vessel the Iuda Naofa started taking on water about 48 miles north of the...

Slashed-price bridal gowns brought wedding organizers in Romania more than they bargained for. Two brides-to-be scrapped over a lavish dress Friday, tugging on the delicate lace and yelling at...

Pope Francis is urging families to put aside their iPhones and Twitter feeds and learn to talk to one another again. In his annual message for the church's World Day of Communications, released...

In the second half of 2014 a total of 507,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation – 44% up on the figure for the same period in 2013, the European Central Bank said. The...