
Justin Bieber given 4 weeks to pick up pet monkey
German authorities have given Justin Bieber four weeks to pick up his pet monkey or else it will be placed in permanent care. The capuchin monkey was ...

In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help
After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket. I'm brilliant.

Iranian tourists in Egypt showcase warming ties
More than 50 Iranian tourists arrived by boat to the ancient city of Luxor on Monday as part of a rare visit that showcases how much ties between the ...

India study says sex attacks scared off tourists
The rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in December followed by two attacks on foreign female travelers has altered how tourists view India ...

Senators caution immigration deal not final
Even with one of the largest hurdles to an immigration overhaul overcome, optimistic lawmakers on Sunday cautioned they had not finished work on a ...

Pope makes Easter pleas for world peace
Pope Francis marked Christianity's most joyous day with a passionate plea for world peace, celebrating his first Easter Sunday as pontiff in the ...

Pope presides over trimmed Easter Vigil service
Pope Francis celebrated a trimmed back Easter Vigil service Saturday after having reached out to Muslims and women during a Holy Week in which he ...

Pope refers to "Muslim brothers" on Good Friday
Pope Francis reached out in friendship to "so many Muslim brothers and sisters" during a Good Friday procession dedicated to the suffering of ...

Pope prays at Good Friday rite recalling Mideast
Pope Francis praised the "friendship of so many Muslim brothers" during the Good Friday procession that re-enacts Jesus Christ's crucifixion and this ...

Exhibit of Jews in Germany raises interest, ire
"Are there still Jews in Germany?" ''Are the Jews a chosen people?" Nearly 70 years after the Holocaust, there is no more sensitive an issue in German ...

AP PHOTOS: Images from the Hindu festival of Holi
Hindus are celebrating the festival of Holi by painting each other in bright colors, distributing sweets and squirting water at one another.
VW's chief in US expects sales to keep growing
Volkswagen Group of America expects U.S. sales to keep growing for the next five years, although its chief executive is tempering expectations a ...
Finnish hotel seeks professional guest for 35 days
Fed up with the neighbors? Pipes burst in the kitchen? Or, you just want to get away from it all for a while? Hotel Finn in the heart of Helsinki ...

1-room hotel with a view opens in Prague TV tower
It's a room with a view. A tall television tower in the Czech capital of Prague that has been called one of the world's ugliest buildings has a new ...
Video of fatal skydive shows last-minute effort
Authorities say video from a fatal skydive that killed two Icelandic jumpers shows the instructor trying to help his student moments before they hit ...

In Russia, teen complains of adoptive US parents
A teenager adopted by an American couple has returned to Russia, claiming that his adoptive family treated him badly and that he lived on the streets ...

Court grounds packed on first day of marriage case
They mostly kept their distance, these supporters and opponents of gay marriage, as they massed Tuesday in front of the Supreme Court to proclaim with ...

Pompeii exhibition brings doomed town to life
Pompeii is the little Roman town that became a byword for sudden, violent death. A new exhibition at the British Museum wants it to be equally famous ...

Gypsies flock to bridal fair as parents negotiate
Donka Hristova lets her mother pull her skintight mini-dress a half-inch down her leg. Checking her makeup one last time, she joins her two younger ...

Pope's house ready, but he's staying in hotel
The renovations on the papal apartment are finished, but Pope Francis has decided to stay put in the Vatican hotel for the time being. The Vatican ...

Tilda Swinton takes an artful nap at US museum
It's not the kind of performance that will win her another Academy Award, but British actress Tilda Swinton certainly has people buzzing at the Museum ...

Belgium's chocolate stamps offer lick with a kick
Feel like having chocolate at Easter in Belgium? Well, send a letter and really lick that chocolate-flavored postal stamp. The Belgian post office ...