Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu predicted Wednesday that Lionel Messi would not only extend his contract with the Catalan club but also end his playing days there too. Speaking at the launch of a 55 million euros ($59 million) a year shirt sponsorship deal Bartomeu told journalists...

Tunisian police have arrested four suspected extremists accused of plotting to carry out attacks in the capital and to assassinate prominent politicians and journalists, an interior ministry spokesman said Wednesday. The group, composed of three men and a girl, "was planning attacks against...

A commuter tram that derailed in south London killing seven passengers was travelling at more than three times the speed limit, investigators said Wednesday. Dozens more were injured when the early morning tram came off the rails on Nov. 9 as it approached a sharp curve near a junction....

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday to withdraw Russia from the International Criminal Court, which rules on such grave charges as genocide and crimes against humanity. Russia in 2000 signed the Rome treaty that established the Hague-based court but never ratified...