Iraq's PM Nouri Maliki has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency, after Islamist militants effectively took control of…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has restated her support for Jean-Claude Juncker to take over as president of the European Commission,…
Violent storms have hit western Germany killing at least six people overnight. In the worst incident, three died when a…
Fifteen sailors have gone on trial over the deaths of at least 292 people in South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster.…
Alexander Imich, the world's oldest man, has died in New York City at the age of 111. His niece, Karen…
O.J. Simpson murder trial evidence has been unveiled after 20 years. AP court reporter Linda Deutsch got an up-close look…
Jinnah international airport in Karachi has resumed operations after an assault by Pakistani Taliban which left 28 people, including all…
A Moscow court has given life sentences for two men who killed Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006. They were…
The entire board of the Vatican's financial regulator has been dismissed by Pope Francis as he looks to reform the…
Police have praised the bravery of a Seattle Pacific University student for disarming a gunman who had killed one person…