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FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that the U.S. is at its greatest threat level from terrorist groups since 9/11.

A significant thaw in the two countries' frosty relationship

Relations between the two have been tense since Turkey downed a Russian warplane in late November

The National Crime Agency says 399 children are now safe as a result of an operation targeting users of online abuse images.

The Latest: Police protests resume in downtown Chicago a day after mayor's apology

Finnish police say they have arrested two Iraqi brothers believed to have been members of the Islamic State group in Iraq and suspected of fatally shooting "11 unarmed and defenseless prisoners" in June 2014. …

San Francisco police chief urges adoption of stun guns after officers kill suspect

Saudi FM Jubeir's remarks come as Syrian opposition groups meet in Riyadh in a bid to unite before Vienna peace talks.

Nearly as many feel the same way about a Clinton presidency

Security guards at European UN headquarters carry submachine guns and officials are working with French police Geneva security officials have said they have raised the alert level in the city and are looking for suspects...

North Korean state media indicated Thursday that the reclusive nation has added hydrogen bombs -- also known as thermonuclear bombs -- to its arsenal, a development that, if true, would represent an upgrade to its nuclea...

A hacking group said Thursday it has crashed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official website to protest Japan's plans to hunt whales. …

Campaigners say leather made in controversial Bangladeshi tanneries could be ending up on UK high streets.

Two men have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in which four people were killed.

The National Dialogue Quartet, democracy group in Tunisia, collects Nobel Peace Prize

Prosecutors seeking death penalty for South Carolina father charged with killing 5 children

Besieged Islamic State militants in the Iraqi city of Ramadi destroyed a lock on the Euphrates River that served as a bridge as government forces on Wednesday sought to cement their gains around the militant-held city we...

The university is beefing up security despite law enforcement opposition.

BERLIN -- German police have arrested five South Koreans on suspicion of murder following the death of a relative in an exorcism ritual in the city of Frankfurt, prosecutors said Thursday. Officers discovered the body of...

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over whether "Happy Birthday to You" -- one of the best-known and beloved songs in the world -- is owned by a music publisher who earned millions by enforcing its copyright.

Investigators uncover widespread fraud which allows traders to register ivory as 'legal' despite coming from endangered sources Japan is fuelling the trade in illegal ivory and undermining international efforts to protec...

Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has vowed he will not retreat nor surrender amid pressure for him to resign over a $700 million financial scandal. …