GENEVA (AFP) - Switzerland's official anti-racism watchdog said Friday it was concerned about growing anti-German xenophobia in the wake of tensions over banking secrecy. "The resentment, which...

VIENNA (AFP) - A first funeral was held Friday afternoon at Austria's first Muslim cemetery in Vienna, the local Muslim community said. A Moroccan man of French nationality, who had worked for the...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Two US lawmakers plan to offer a "Parents' Rights" amendment to the US Constitution next week to rebut what they call unnecessary government intrusion in family life, officials...

Russian tabloids Thursday queried the participation in the Miss World contest of the Russian candidate after pictures of her in erotic poses came to light. The pictures of Miss Russia, Sofiya...

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2009 (AFP) - The rate of obesity among American youths appears to be slowing, after climbing steadily for years, a leading US health official told members of Congress Thursday....

Three teenage girls are suing a Pennsylvania prosecutor who accused them of peddling "child pornography," after semi-nude pictures of them were sent by cellular phone to friends. The complaint is...

A French riot police officer has been suspended after listing his interests as "crusades, Arab-bashing, nationalism" on the Facebook social networking site, police authorities said Thursday. The...

NEW YORK, March 26, 2009 (AFP) - A man in Cook Falls, New York kept his mother's body in a freezer since 2007 to continue cashing her pension, police said Thursday. Roland Auslander was arrested...

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2009 (AFP) - One of the oldest banks of its kind in the United States, Xytex International, on Tuesday rolled out a stimulus package for customers who are hurting in these tough...