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Iran released a dozen prominent political prisoners, including a human rights lawyer who defended opposition activists and was imprisoned for three years, activists, media and...
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Hundreds of hard-line protesters opposed to Ireland's ongoing austerity program have snarled rush-hour Dublin with a surprise seizure of a key bridge.
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The shipwreck saga that dominated their lives for the last 20 months is winding down — and residents of the Tuscan island of Giglio are waiting to see what the future...
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Child beauty pageants may soon be banned in France, after a surprise vote in the French Senate that rattled the pageant industry and raised questions about how the French...
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The German government has confirmed that between 2002 and 2006 officials authorized the export to Syria of more than 100 metric tons (110 tons) of chemicals which could be...
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Silvio Berlusconi is insisting he will stay in Italian politics even if his fellow senators strip him of his Senate seat after his tax fraud conviction.
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International creditors praised Cyprus Wednesday for meeting the terms of its financial rescue but warned that the country mustn't slacken the pace of reforms to restore...
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A prominent separatist group in Zambia is called Linyunga-ndambo, which means "that which shakes the neighbor" in a regional language.
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A journalist in Azerbaijan will be held in custody for two months after being charged with illegal possession of a pistol, three weeks before the presidential election.
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The Associated Press has named award-winning correspondent and investigative editor John-Thor Dahlburg as its news editor for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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Austrian officials say an examination of the charred body believed to be that of the gunman who killed three policemen and a paramedic shows he apparently killed himself with...
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In Britain this week, a judge struck a blow against religious oppression.
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British police chiefs say that privately run holding facilities should be used to look after the nations' drunks, and they should be charged for the care.
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British police say a man who bought a copy of "Grand Theft Auto V" when it went on sale at midnight was attacked, stabbed and robbed of the game on his way home.
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A Romanian institute investigating crimes from the communist era has asked the general prosecutor to bring charges of genocide against the commander of a labor camp, saying he...
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