Protests break out in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — Thick, dark smoke rose above the center of the Ukrainian capital amid the boom of police stun grenades today, as officers in...
BEIRUT — At least 51 people, including 13 rebels, died in a single day of Syrian government airstrikes and shelling of opposition-controlled districts of Aleppo, activis...
Afghanistan frees prisoners
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan released 65 accused militants from a former U.S. prison today despite protests from the American military, wh...
German, Swiss bishops give report
VATICAN CITY — New surveys commissioned by the Vatican show the vast majority of Catholics in Germany and Switzerland reject church teac...
Amanda Knox, ex-boyfriend convicted again
FLORENCE, Italy — Police today found Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend near Italy’s border with Slovenia and Austria, hours after he an...
Killing took place in 2007
FLORENCE, Italy — Few international criminal cases have stirred national passions as strongly as that of American student Amanda Knox, waiting ...
LONDON — It was a vast boat that saved two of each animal and a handful of humans from a catastrophic flood.
But forget all those images of a long vessel with a pointy ...
Found by U.S. troops in 1945
BERLIN — One black-and white photo shows Heinrich Himmler on an idyllic family outing, holding his wife’s hand while his blond, pigtailed dau...
VATICAN CITY — Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds.
As tens of thousands ...
About 30 people remain missing
L’ISLE-VERTE, Quebec — Using steam to melt the ice, investigators searched the frozen-over ruins of a retirement home Friday for victims of...
