Afghanistan's embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions set up by the ...

The trial of a man who drugged his wife to have her raped by dozens of strangers for almost a decade has ignited a quiet ...

Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church must "seek forgiveness" over the "scourge" of child sexual abuse, during a ...

Former supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from running a charity after an inquiry found funds raised by an ...

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's prime minister next week after winning the conservative ruling party's leadership vote on Friday.

Israel and Hezbollah traded fire Friday after the United States and its allies failed to secure a halt in clashes that have ...

More than 3,600 people have been killed this year in the "senseless" gang violence ravaging Haiti, the United Nations said on ...

China this week unveiled a bundle of new measures aimed at kickstarting its economy, battered by unprecedented headwinds ...

Hong Kong and Shanghai shares soared again Friday on hopes China will unveil more measures to boost its economy, while the ...

France's vast public debt pile grew in the second quarter, official figures showed Friday, as Prime Minister Michel Barnier's ...

The Dallas Cowboys were awaiting word on two defensive stalwarts who got injured in their 20-15 win over the New York Giants ...

Shigeru Ishiba, who will be Japan's next prime minister after winning his party's leadership vote on Friday, is a seasoned ...