By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON As the United States stares at the risk of a credit downgrade, former Standard

Greece’s conservative government has won a vote of confidence in Parliament to start its second four-year term

Before he fled his home in northern Gaza, where intense fighting now rages between Israel and Hamas, Mahmud al-Masri had a grim job to do: bury his three brothers and their...

A 21-year-old woman was killed and eight other women were injured when gunfire erupted after a Jeep approached a group on the West Side of Chicago early Sunday, according to police.

RuPaul is a well-known and beloved drag queen, who has his own hit TV reality show

By Nate Raymond A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a decades-old law prohibiting users of illegal

Economic momentum in the euro area almost came to a halt in June, signaling an end to the

Police say the three people arrested - one a boy of 14 - were suspected Islamist sympathisers.

Taiwan is considering keeping nuclear power plants on standby in case of emergencies, signaling a loosening of policy

Paul Bristow had expressed support for "a permanent ceasefire" in Gaza, which is not government policy.

Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev has lost in the first round of the French Open in five sets to an opponent who is ranked just 172nd and was playing only his second match in the main draw of any Grand Slam tournament

Russia on Thursday banned the "international LGBT movement," claiming it was an extremist group in a move that cements a long crackdown on the community as...