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The family of a British grandfather languishing in an Iranian prison say he could be freed within a week.

The barbaric murder of a French priest Tuesday shows ISIS has made good on its chilling two-year-old pledge to bring its war on the west into the very sanctuaries of Christianity, experts told FoxNews.com.

The young Japanese man accused in the deadly stabbing rampage Tuesday at a facility for the mentally disabled reportedly wrote a letter to Parliament before the attack claiming, "all disabled should cease to exist."

A wildlife groups says Dr. Luc Hoffmann, a Swiss ornithologist and naturalist with a passion for wetlands who helped create the World Wildlife Fund for Nature and many other conservation groups, has died at 93.

When Pope Francis arrives in Poland this week for World Youth Day, he will meet a nation still deeply committed to its conservative Catholic traditions and to the memory of St. John Paul II, who inspired this country's successful struggle against communism in the 1980s.

The killing of 19 people at a home for the mentally disabled raised questions about whether Japan's reputation as one of the safest countries in the world is creating a false sense of security.

Two Canadian airline pilots charged with being drunk as they prepared to fly a passenger jet on a trans-Atlantic route have been bailed on condition they surrender their passports.

Turkey's economy minister says the country is ready to resume work on building a gas pipeline from Russia, a project that was suspended amid tensions between the two countries.

Hungary's prime minister says his country is willing to take back some migrants from Austria under European rules and would then take them back to their countries of origin, mostly Kosovo and Albania.

ISIS is increasingly turning to encryption-based technology as it continues to elude Western counter-terrorism agencies desperate to breakdown the terror group’s digital footprint.

At least 85 athletes from the 387-strong Russian Olympic team announced last week have so far been barred from the Rio Games in connection with the country's doping scandal.

An Italian politician on Tuesday urged Pope Francis to put the slain French priest, the Rev. Jacque Hamel, on a fast track for sainthood.

Officials in the Swedish city of Sodertalje say vandals have removed rainbow flags that were raised outside city hall in support of the gay pride festival this week in neighboring Stockholm.

A health official in Azerbaijan says at least 20 people have been injured in an explosion at a defense plant.

Malawi police on Tuesday arrested a man who said he was hired by families to have sex with more than 100 young women, including children, in what was described as ritual cleansing.

Romania's president has approved a plan to upgrade the country's antiquated and notoriously slow railway system and integrate it into the European rail network.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to travel to Russia next month to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin — the first meeting between the two leaders since tensions ratcheted up over the downing of a Russian fighter jet last year, Turkey's deputy prime minister announced.

Pakistani police say unidentified gunmen have killed two army soldiers in a hit and run attack in the southern port city of Karachi.

Pope Francis is set to arrive Wednesday in Poland, but the homeland of his most popular modern-day predecessor is not rolling out the red carpet for the pontiff whose social agenda has alienated many in the conservative nation.

A man opened fire Tuesday at a hospital in Berlin, killing a doctor and turning the gun on himself in the latest deadly shooting to rock Germany, investigators said.