A renegade group of Gibraltar’s Barbary apes has annoyed residents so much that authorities announced plans Thursday to kill them.A cluster of 25 Barbary apes _ a species of monkey usually weighing about 15-25 pounds _ moved to a popular beach-side area..

Mountain avalanches killed an off-duty ski patrol worker and left another person missing Friday as California strained under nearly a week of snow and rain.One avalanche struck Friday afternoon at Wrightwood in the snow-laden San Gabriel Mountains....

Children carried gas masks to the playground. Military officers commanded civilian courts under martial law. Residents feared enemy troops would parachute into the mountains and then swarm the beaches.This year’s 66th anniversary of the Japanese attack...

Morocco announced it was recalling its ambassador from Spain in response to a planned visit to the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla by Spain’s king and queen. A look at the history behind the dispute:WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? Spain’s royal palace...

The legal grappling between deep-sea explorers and the Spanish government over an estimated $500 million in sunken treasure could drag on for another year or more, according to court documents filed Tuesday.A case management report filed in federal court.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Morocco’s king Monday and signed a string of deals aimed at fostering closer cooperation between the two countries and economic development projects.Sarkozy began a three-day visit to the former French colony in..

A rapidly spreading patch of flowering American lotus is causing an ugly battle.Across the Detroit River’s Gibraltar Bay on Hickory Island, Sue Liphardt said she doesn’t like the sight of the aquatic plants. She and others fear the patch will grow to...

Democrat John Edwards urged a crowd at a Civil War battlefield to ignore polls and fundraising numbers that show him lagging in third place in the party’s presidential race.Edwards said Thursday that events like the one where he spoke _ which drew...

Climate change is affecting Europe faster than the rest of the world and rising temperatures could transform the Mediterranean into a salty and stagnant sea, Italian experts said Wednesday.Warmer waters and increased salinity could doom many of the...