RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas pledged on Saturday to improve conditions for teachers whose three-week-old strike has closed several schools in the...

PARIS, FRANCE, Gina Doggett- For decades, Barbie has encouraged girls to reach for the stars, showing them through her endless reinventions that anything is possible. Now the girl who beat Neil...

VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE- The Vatican trial of five people accused of leaking or publishing stolen confidential documents will resume next week, with witnesses taking the stand, a spokesman said...

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, Jo Biddle with Hui Min Neo in Berlin- US chocolate giant Mars Tuesday ordered a massive international recall of Mars and Snickers bars made at its Dutch factory after a piece...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, James Pheby- Pope John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman which lasted over 30 years according to letters which feature in a documentary being shown by the...

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- A California woman gave new meaning to the saying "bad hair day" on Wednesday after she tried to shoot her stylist over a botched haircut, police said. Adrian Blanche...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- The British government announced £1.2 billion (1.6 million euros, $1.74 billion) in aid for war-torn Syria and its neighbours on Thursday, ahead of a donors' conference in...

ANKARA, TURKEY- Internationally acclaimed Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk has accused the European Union of turning a blind eye to the state of democracy in Turkey because of its cooperation in the...

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, Nicolas Delaunay- Omar had long dreamt of escaping discrimination in Syria, and drawn by exuberant images of the Gay Pride march in Amsterdam he hoped to find a new life in...