Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena said Friday that it was launching a bid for its larger rival Mediobanca in a potential ...

The Taliban authorities that rule Afghanistan have imposed a severe interpretation of Islamic law on the population, heavily ...

Senior center Julian Reese delivered a career-high 27 points and 17 rebounds as Maryland capitalized on No. 17 Illinois' ...

Colombia called on neighboring Venezuela Thursday to help tackle guerrillas blamed for a week of bloody violence that has ...

Bill Belichick will earn $10 million a year as football coach at North Carolina, with the opportunity to earn hundreds of ...

Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as ...

Markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump's tax-cut pledge, while the yen ...

Recruited at the age of eight by a drugs gang, Rhys was part of Britain's violent knife crime "crisis" until his best friend ...

In a block of flats in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, a turbaned woman cautiously opened the door of her apartment a chink, ...

Tourists in Hong Kong are flocking to the 300-year-old village of Kuk Po, whose decaying mansions and reed fields offer a ...

Spanish business circles believe banking giant Sabadell's decision to return its headquarters to Catalonia will entice back ...

LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-96 thumping of the defending champion Boston ...