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Tripoli International Airport in Libya's capital city was shut down Sunday following violence that left seven people dead and injured 36, and led the United Nations to temporarily move some of its staff out of the countr...

The attack was primarily aimed at the city of al-Arish

Calling the problem "a leprosy in our house," Pope Francis said that about 2 percent of the world's Catholic clerics are pedophiles, an Italian newspaper said Sunday. Pope Francis vowed...

Malala Yousafzai has met relatives of the some of the schoolgirls, who were kidnapped in Nigeria by Boko Haram militants three months ago.

Even if rockets remain, Israel hopes massive air campaign will deter Hamas from firing again

North Korea on Monday fired artillery shells into waters near its sea border with South Korea

Babe Ruth's 1918 contract -- inked two years before he became a Yankee legend -- sold for more than $1 million at a Baltimore auction. The high-end sale came one...

The wrecked Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia is due to be raised and towed away in one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history.

Three months of protests and the demand remains the same. In Abuja, Nigerians are pressuring the government into rescuing the remaining girls kidnapped by Boko Haram.

Want to see the most adorable thing ever? Look no further than this hedgehog’s trip to the dentist. We can’t even, either.

Tom White of Omaha, Nebraska, has shot to social media fame after a picture of him featuring Paul McCartney and Warren Buffett was posted to Twitter and Instagram on Sunday.

A 3-year-old girl who was pronounced dead after a fever woke up a day later -- in a coffin, during her funeral ceremony.

Members of the Church of England's ruling body, the General Synod, are preparing for a vote on whether to create female bishops.

Israel says it's downed drone along southern coast as Gaza conflict enters 7th day

The busiest day of Pamplona's San Fermin festival saw four people treated for concussion in the traditional chase through the town's streets. A pile-up of runners in the passage leading to the bullring left a number of p...

State governors from both parties have reacted cooly to efforts by the Obama administration to gain their support for placing thousands of unaccompanied Central American children with friends or family members.

Neil Young's concert in Israel has been canceled due to Gaza rocket fire. Israeli authorities said the show was canceled by police for security reasons. Some 30,000 people had bought tickets to the singer-songwriter's Th...

French Interior Minister Manuel Valls condemned attempted attacks by pro-Palestinian protesters on two Paris synagogues Sunday, the Business Insider reported. Hundreds of worshipers were trapped for hours and police kept...

Authorities in Mexico are investigating whether human remains found in a remote area of Mexico could be the body of an American traveler who has been missing since January.

Described as "Joycean in its reach," Kenyan author's short story My Father's Head is named winner of £10,000 award Kenyan author Okwiri Oduor has won the 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story My Fathe...

Pope Francis calls for moves to protect thousands of unaccompanied children found migrating from Central America to the US every month.

Pro-Palestinian supporters gather in New York City Monday to make their voices heard. The demonstrators protesting against a group of politicians who gathered at City Hall to express their support for Israel and its use ...