A two-member parole panel delayed making a decision Thursday on whether to release an accomplice of cult killer Charles Manson who is the longest-serving female inmate in California. After a...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to scale down its presence in Syria, where it has provided crucial support to Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces. Putin spoke...

This is the main news as reported by the Associated Press on Wednesday 28 December 2016.  ...

The slaying stunned the small island of Bahrain: A young mother gunned down in the street as her 6-year-old son watched from inside their car. But who carried out the killing of 28-year-old...

Debbie Reynolds, who lit up the screen in "Singin' in the Rain' and other Hollywood classics despite a tumultuous life, has died a day after losing her daughter, Carrie Fisher. Reynolds was...

China's head of religious affairs said that Beijing is willing to have constructive dialogue with the Vatican but stressed that Catholics should "hold up high the flag of patriotism" and adapt...

This is the main news as reported by the Associated Press on Tuesday 27 December 2016. ...

Ethnic Kachin rebels long at war with Myanmar troops say the government has only escalated fighting since Aung San Suu Kyi took over as leader, crushing the hopes that had led many ethnic minorities...