The man who mowed down pedestrians and stabbed a policeman in an assault on the heart of British democracy was 52-year-old Khalid Masood, who was born in Kent in southeast England, police said on Thursday. London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement that Masood was known by "a number of...

The top U.S. general in Europe said on Thursday that he had seen Russian influence on Afghan Taliban insurgents growing and raised the possibility that they were helping supply the militants. "I've seen the influence of Russia of late – increased influence in terms of association and...

Communication channels between the European Union and Turkey must remain open, Germany's foreign minister said Thursday in an escalating row over campaigning by Turkish politicians in Europe. Turkey has been embroiled in a dispute with Germany and the Netherlands over campaign appearances by...

A Bahraini appeals court sentenced three people to death Thursday over bombings that targeted police patrols in a majority-Shiite village, the state-run news agency reported. Seventeen people were found guilty of various charges linked to the formation of a "dangerous terrorist cell that...