Israel has freed 19 women prisoners in a swap for footage showing soldier Gilad Shalit looking healthy after more than three years in captivity.

Israel on Thursday threw a huge birthday bash to celebrate 60 tumultuous years during which the Jewish state made great strides forward but failed to achieve peace with its…

Belly-flopping in the mud, tossing toilet seats and guzzling beer, average Joes celebrated the unrefined life of the American "redneck" at a wacky annual event initially held as…

The old saying that necessity is the mother of invention is put to the test daily in Cuba, both because and in spite of a 45-year-old embargo that prevents Cuba from importing…

A 10-year-old grilled-cheese sandwich a Florida woman says bears the image of the Virgin Mary was back on eBay on Tuesday after the internet auction house initially cancelled…

Hurricane Ivan tore through southern Alabama early on Thursday, slamming the United States coast from Mobile to Pensacola, Florida, with fierce winds and pounding surf and…

Hurricane Ivan on Wednesday had the northern United States Gulf Coast in its sights, its howling winds and lethal surf sending thousands scrambling out of its way, fearing the…