A 27-year-old graphic designer has made history by becoming the first Saudi woman to conquer Mount Everest.

OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Florida Highway Patrol officials have arrested a probation violator from Mississippi. They also arrested the woman they say helped him flee.    Tr..

CNN\'s Nic Robertson says a rare interview with Bashar al-Assad shows the Syrian president hasn\'t changed his narrative.

North Korea on Monday fired more projectiles into the sea, South Korean officials said, urging Pyongyang to refrain from \"tension-creating acts.\" But Pyongyang described the launches as a \"regular military exercise.\"

French President Francois Hollande signed into law Saturday a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt.

The rat-a-tat of a hundred green sewing machines. The hypnotic hum of spools spinning brightly colored threads. The hiss of a thousand clothing irons.

One protester was killed as Tunisian security forces clashed Sunday with supporters of a hard-line Islamist group who were holding a conference despite a government ban.

Jewels worth more than $1 million were stolen from a hotel in Cannes, France, police in the nearby city of Nice said Friday.

Emmelie de Forest carried Denmark to triumph early Sunday in the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual musical spectacle known for its combination of over-the-top costumes, kitsch pop songs and international rivalries.

Two men who the Iranian government said worked as spies for Israel and the United States were hanged Sunday morning, according to Iranian state news outlet Press TV.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rattled the coast of southern Chile early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-s..

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has fired a short-range projectile into its own eastern waters - for the fifth time in three days.    Pyongyan..

CHICAGO (AP) - Amtrak officials say a train departing from New Orleans derailed not far from Chicago's Union Station.    Amtrak spokeswoman Christina Leeds says no o..

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Some 30,000 commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and into New York City starting tomorrow as workers repair the Metro-No..

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Emergency officials from Texas to Minnesota are monitoring a powerful storm system this evening. It's already spawned tornadoes that have damaged homes and..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use..

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The wait for answers is far from over for parents who for years have lived with the worry of not knowing what's behind the mysterious cancers that have sickened..

 Two FBI agents have been killed in a training accident in Virginia.    A spokeswoman for the FBI's Norfolk office, Vanessa Torres, said Sunday that the acciden..

An ongoing \"massive deployment\" against insurgent groups in northern Nigeria by the nation\'s special forces killed at least 14 suspected terrorists and captured 20 others, according to a statement released Sunday by Nigeria\'s defense ministry.