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An international humanitarian group says it will host clinical trials in three Ebola treatment centers in West Africa to speed up the search for a specific treatment for the deadly virus.
Liberia's president said Thursday she is lifting a state of emergency imposed to control an Ebola outbreak that has ravaged the country, as Mali raced to track down everyone who may have come into contact with three...
French authorities say a young tiger is on the loose near Disneyland Paris.
French authorities hunted Thursday for a young tiger on the loose near Disneyland Paris, one of Europe's top tourist destinations, and urged residents in three nearby towns to stay indoors.
Portuguese media say police have detained the head of the country's immigration service and several other senior officials in a corruption investigation centered on the granting of residence permits to...
Portuguese media say police have detained the head of the country's immigration service and several other senior officials in a corruption investigation centered on the granting of residence permits to investors from...
Women welcoming world leaders stood in rows, colorfully clad in costumes representing Myanmar's many ethnic groups, some with their hair tied in high knots or wrapped in red headdresses, others donning...
Women welcoming world leaders stood in rows, colorfully clad in costumes representing Myanmar's many ethnic groups, some with their hair tied in high knots or wrapped in red headdresses, others donning horizontally...
The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq says it has reached an agreement with Baghdad over longstanding oil and budget disputes.
The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq says it has reached an agreement with Baghdad over longstanding oil and budget disputes.
Romania's presidential runoff sees Prime Minister Victor Ponta facing off against Klaus Iohannis, the ethnic German mayor of the Transylvanian city of Sibiu. Ponta, a former prosecutor, led Iohannis by 10...
Romania's presidential runoff sees Prime Minister Victor Ponta facing off against Klaus Iohannis, the ethnic German mayor of the Transylvanian city of Sibiu. Ponta, a former prosecutor, led Iohannis by 10 points in the...
U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders wrapping up a series of summits in Myanmar on Thursday are expected to offer tepid expressions of concern about issues ranging from territorial disputes in the...
U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders who gathered in Myanmar to discuss issues ranging from rival claims over the South China Sea to threats posed by the Ebola virus offered tepid expressions of concern...
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press It took a set of retro-looking images to reawaken the world's sense of wonder about space exploration.
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press It took a set of retro-looking images to reawaken the world's sense of wonder about space exploration.
The head of the extremist Islamic State group has said it will fight to the last man.
The leader of the Islamic State group said it will fight to the last man, in a strident audio recording released Thursday that was his first public statement since a U.S.-led alliance launched airstrikes against his...
Many beds are empty at newly opened Ebola treatment units in Liberia's urban centers because the outbreak is now flaring in more rural parts of the country. In Sierra Leone's capital, there aren't...
Many beds are empty at newly opened Ebola treatment units in Liberia's urban centers because the outbreak is now flaring in more rural parts of the country. In Sierra Leone's capital, there aren't enough...
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French authorities say a young tiger is on the loose near Disneyland Paris.
French authorities hunted Thursday for a young tiger on the loose near Disneyland Paris, one of Europe's top tourist destinations, and urged residents in three nearby towns to stay indoors.
A 4-year-old Alabama boy who climbed 50 feet up a tree on a dare from his big brother had to be rescued after he got stuck for about two hours.
A 4-year-old Alabama boy who climbed 50 feet up a tree on a dare from his big brother had to be rescued after he got stuck for about two hours.
Cat lovers in Northern California are pouncing at the chance of spending time with feline company at a new cat cafe in Oakland.
Cat lovers in Northern California are pouncing at the chance of spending time with feline company at a new cat cafe in Oakland.
"Car Talk" co-host Tom Magliozzi won't be dispensing automotive advice from the grave after all.
"Car Talk" co-host Tom Magliozzi won't be dispensing automotive advice from the grave after all.
The cremated remains of an Ohio woman that were supposed to be delivered to her husband didn't arrive as scheduled or in time for her funeral, and now the U.S. Postal Service is trying to figure out what...
The cremated remains of an Ohio woman that were supposed to be delivered to her husband didn't arrive as scheduled or in time for her funeral, and now the U.S. Postal Service is trying to figure out what happened to...
Police say a Florida man stole a chain saw by sticking it down his pants.
Police say a Florida man stole a chain saw by sticking it down his pants.
The Dickson County Sheriff's Office in Middle Tennessee ended up paying a ransom after a malicious computer program blocked access to their files.
The Dickson County Sheriff's Office in Middle Tennessee ended up paying a ransom after a malicious computer program blocked access to their files.
A southwest Florida woman and her daughter both gave birth at the same hospital on the same day.
A southwest Florida woman and her daughter both gave birth at the same hospital on the same day.
A central Florida preacher gave a sermon that lasted more than two days and that could become a new world record.
A central Florida preacher gave a sermon that lasted more than two days and that could become a new world record.
A man who drove his tractor-trailer onto a walkway at a Milwaukee park, getting it stuck on a foot bridge, says his GPS device is to blame.
A man who drove his tractor-trailer onto a walkway at a Milwaukee park, getting it stuck on a foot bridge, says his GPS device is to blame.
