US Secretary of State John Kerry said the longer Syria's two-year civil war goes on, the greater the danger of its institutions collapsing and extremists getting their hands on the Arab country's vast chemical weapons arsenal.

Dozens of people were busted after violent clashes erupted between Egypt's security forces and protesters outside the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters in Cairo. In the town of Samanod some 50 miles north, meanwhile, two suspected motorized ricksh...

Crowds cheered and bagpipes bellowed as New York City's annual Saint Patrick's Day parade kicked off Saturday, and people with a fondness for anything Irish began a weekend of festivities from the Louisiana bayou to Dublin.

Soldiers had to keep order in Caracas as huge crowds gathered for what could be their last chance to see Hugo Chávez. Acting president Nicolas Maduro says that because the embalming process didn't begin soon enough, plans to keep the late...

China's National People's Congress sealed the country's once-in-a-decade leadership transition by formally confirming Xi Jinping as China's new president. Delegates approved Xi as successor to Hu Jintai by a vote of 2,952 to 1, with three abstenti...

Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis, an original name that was also a departure from recent tradition.

Veteran musher Mitch Seavey, 53, last night won the grueling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race across Alaska to huge cheers in a thrilling sprint at the end of the nearly 10-day run. Seavey, who also won in 2004, was the oldest Iditarod winner ever. Hi...

Donut lovers had to scramble for their lives when an elderly driver smashed her car right through the front window of a Dunkin' Donuts shop in Philly.  The driver said her foot "got stuck" on the gas pedal as she was backing up, and feels "st...

Police have released a surveillance video showing a drive-by shooting in Washington, DC, where at least 11 people were injured, including one seriously. No one was arrested, but investigators are poring over the tape seeking clues in the attack, w...

A Jordanian MP reached for the pistol in his belt during a clash with another lawmaker before being surrounded by colleagues who reminded him he was on camera. The pistol-packer had been infuriated by a speech accusing Prime Minister Abdullah Enso...