German Chancellor Angela Merkel

German lawmakers voted by a wide margin to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, a landmark decision which came just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her longstanding opposition to a free vote on the issue.

A Swede who had been held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Mali since 2011 has been freed, the Swedish government said Monday, but the fate of a fellow hostage from South Africa remains unknown.

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II, today delivered a speech at the House of Commons outlining agenda for the Government and setting priorities in preparation for BREXIT and other concerns. Delivering the speech marks the official commencement of parliamentary proceedings which shall set the agenda and is expected to be passed by both houses of parliament within the course of the year.

Vatican Treasurer and top adviser to Pope Francis, Cardinal George Pell

The Vatican Treasurer and top adviser to Pope Francis, Cardinal George Pell, has become the highest-ranking Vatican official to ever be charged in the Catholic Church's long-running sexual abuse scandal.

The twenty-seven EU member states that will remain after Britain’s exit from the bloc, on Tuesday, during its Ministerial meeting, discussed a possible process for relocating two London-based EU agencies.

France voted a record number of women into parliament, election results showed on Monday, after President Emmanuel Macron’s victorious Republic on the Move (LREM) party fielded a gender-balanced candidate list.