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NEW YORK (AP) -- A former New York governor who quit in a prostitution scandal says his marriage of more than two decades is over.     

India court decision on gays could harm fight against AIDS, activists say     

Pope Francis lauded Jesus' humble beginning as a poor and vulnerable baby as he celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff Tuesday in St. Peter's Basilica.

Kim Jong-Un has warned war could break out "without any prior notice" amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula.

The decision last week by an organization of scholars to boycott Israeli academic institutions has ignited debate on college campuses about academic freedom, the role of politics in scholarly life, and US support for Isr...

China sentences father to 10 years in jail for trying to kill daughter with needles     

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A government monitoring body has cast serious doubts on Taiwan's ability to launch a credible all-volunteer military force, undermining a crucial plank in President Ma Ying-jeou's defense policy, a...

Jordanian Palestinian-born Abu Qatada calls the judge dishonest before his trial is adjourned to January 16.

Egyptian police arrested former Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in an apartment in Giza governorate, according to state-run news agency EGYNews.

Two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot who were freed from prison Monday tell CNN they will continue to be a headache for President Vladimir Putin's government.

Drummer Ricky Lawson, 59, who played with Jackson, Clapton, Houston, dies after aneurism     

US criticises plan to make homosexuality punishable by up to life imprisonment, as tycoon Richard Branson urges boycott.

Britain and France worst hit, as hurricane-force winds and torrential rain cause transport chaos amid Christmas rush.

After an accident that left her a double amputee, Delia Tafur is learning to walk on prosthetic legs and is asking for hydraulic knees. Throughout her ordeal, she is never without a smile.

More than 210 surfers take to the waves off Florida dressed as Santa Claus, elves and snowmen     

Some UPS customers are missing presents under their tree this year.     

A lawyer for an Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip search in New York City drew angry responses from officials in India accused US authorities Tuesday of bungling the investigation....

Boys and girls at Grace Academy in Prosper, Tex., spent most of last Friday making homemade Christmas cards for bedridden veterans at the VA hospital in Dallas.

Richard Quest speaks to the UN's Hilde Johnson about the U.N.'s concern over the continuing violence in the South Sudan.

After years of struggle by parents, athletes, coaches and other volunteers, women will compete in Olympic ski jumping in 2014 for the first time.     

Rioters target Brotherhood businesses, despite Sinai Peninsula group claiming responsibility for police station blast.