WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court on Thursday that he would not agree to be extradited to the United States, where he is accused of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer. ...

In 1958, José Ramón López's father owned Cuba's main airport, its national airline and three small hotels. All were taken in Cuba's socialist revolution. Conchita Beltrán's family had about 2,16...

A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Judge Deborah T...

The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 3:50 a.m. Spain's government has confirmed that Venezuelan opposition activist Leopoldo López is at the Spanish Embassy in C...

With Mozambique’s population struggling from the devastation of two major cyclones in the space of two months, “signs of despair” are now evident, UN agencies told journalists, as a brief respite f...

The White House says it is "watching and waiting" on the situation in Venezuela and hoping the result is democracy. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway says the White House stands with opposi...

Immigration officials say buying or selling marijuana, even at a state-regulated cannabis shop, shows a lack of "good moral character" and could derail one's hope of becoming an American citizen. ...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers early Tuesday in a bold call for the military to rise up a...

Director John Singleton, who made one of Hollywood's most memorable debuts with the Oscar-nominated "Boyz N the Hood" and continued over the following decades to probe the lives of black communitie...

A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian made has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials and prompted speculation that the animal may have escaped from a Russian milit...

Japan's 85-year-old Emperor Akihito ends his three-decade reign on Tuesday when he abdicates to his son Crown Prince Naruhito. He'll be the first emperor to abdicate in 200 years. Some key quest...

Poland's artists and opposition politicians are posting photos of themselves eating bananas in protest against the removal from a top national gallery of an artwork featuring the fruit that the con...

The Latest on Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique (all times local): 2 p.m. Mozambique's government says the death toll from last week's Cyclone Kenneth has jumped to 38 as flooding continues. T...

Cypriot investigators hunting for victims of a suspected serial killer retrieved a suitcase containing the decomposing remains of a woman from the bottom of a man-made lake Sunday. The body is b...

An officer in rural Tennessee shot the suspect in the investigation into the discovery of five bodies in two homes, capping an hours-long manhunt Saturday that ended with his capture. Tennessee ...

Princess Diana's little boy — the red-haired prince with the mischievous smile and his mother's wild streak — is about to become a father. The arrival any day now of Prince Harry's and American ...

The rabbi who led a service on the last day of Passover suffered a gunshot wound to his hands and two others endured shrapnel wounds as political, civic and religious leaders across the country str...

(AP) A shooting at a synagogue outside San Diego where worshippers were celebrating the last day of Passover sent four people to the hospital Saturday, but the extent of their injuries was not clea...

(AP) The National Rifle Association was plunged into deeper internal turmoil Friday amid an effort by opponents of top executive Wayne LaPierre to drive out the man who has long been the public fac...

The universe is expanding faster than it used to, meaning it's about a billion years younger than we thought, a new study by a Nobel Prize winner says. And that's sending a shudder through the worl...