BRUSSELS, Paul Harrington - European leaders failed Thursday to agree on how to fund the fight against climate change, leaving their legal beagles to try to hammer out a new proposal overnight, the...

VIENNA - Austria beats even Thailand and Italy as the world's favourite place to retire to, according to a new survey by Forbes magazine. The high quality of life and medical care, the "elegant...

HARARE- The United Nations' special rapporteur on torture said Wednesday he was being barred entry to Zimbabwe, where he was due to meet Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. Manfred Nowak, UN special...

WASHINGTON - Police charged a 43-year-old woman with prostitution on Tuesday after she offered sexual services in exchange for tickets to the upcoming World Series. Susan Finkelstein, of...

PARIS- Migraines accompanied by a blurring of vision known as "aura" double the risk of stroke, according to a study released Wednesday. That risk becomes even higher for women, persons under 45,...

TEGUCIGALPA- Assailants kidnapped the father of Honduras' acting defense minister Tuesday in a case that immediately took on political overtones amid a bitter, unresolved political crisis. The...

SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo! on Monday closed GeoCities, a free Web hosting service that it purchased for over three billion dollars at the height of the dot-com boom. "We have enjoyed hosting websites...

LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology in protest against the sect's position on gays and its treatment of members, it was reported...

LONDON - Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole went straight to the top of the British charts on Sunday, with her debut solo release becoming the biggest-selling single of the year. The Official UK...