Egypt's army stepped in to a deepening political crisis on Sunday to demand that the Islamist government and its o…

The ruler of Qatar will meet members of the ruling family and decision makers in the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state on Mo…

Eight hostages, including five from France , being held by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) are safe, the Islami…

Former South African president Nelson Mandela's condition deteriorated to "critical" on Sunday, the gove…

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc swept to victory in a weekend Tokyo election, a sign it's on …

Qatar appeared on Monday to be readying its population of nearly 2 million for new leadership that could see the emir …

Police have removed a flagpole from the Taliban's office in Qatar, an official said on Sunday, expunging the last …

Syrian rebels battled President Bashar al-Assad's forces in and around the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, seek…

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc swept to victory in a weekend Tokyo election, a sign it's on …

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard hit out at critics of her record on Monday as speculation intensified of …

It seemed like a bright idea at the time. By linking the choice of president of the executive European Commission to…

Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday in response to Palestinian militant rocket fire that broke …

The United States on Monday increased pressure on Russia to hand over Edward Snowden, the American charged with disclo…

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Andrei Belousov as his top economic adviser on Monday, beefing up his Kreml…

The White House on Monday said it expects the Russian government to "look at all options available" to expel…

South Africans adopted a mood of sombre resignation on Monday to the inevitability of saying goodbye to former preside…

A tiger kept at an Indiana sanctuary for abused and neglected felines mauled a caretaker who was cleaning the animal&#…

Demolition crews on Friday began work on the biggest dam removal in California, a project aimed at protecting homes th…

A former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor charged with spying by the United States and in hiding in Hong…

The Pentagon has granted many exceptions, possibly numbering in the thousands, to allow staff members who administer s…

Southwest Airlines Co canceled or delayed about 250 flights overnight and early on Saturday due to a system-wide outag…

Rather than euthanize unwanted cats and dogs, politicians in Florida's Miami-Dade County are proposing a special p…