11-02-2015

ISIS jihadists are within a few miles of an ancient Christian village in northern Syria.

11-02-2015

The planet is on the brink of a water crisis. Without action, food prices will rise, economic growth will slow, and political instability will likely follow. Meanwhile, in remarkable defiance of this emergency stands Israel.

11-02-2015

Officials are looking into what caused a Russian airliner to lose speed before crashing into Egypt's Sinai Peninsula Saturday, killing 224 people.

11-02-2015

A minister at a U.K. prison says he was pressured to resign after quoting the Bible in a chapel service.

11-01-2015

Five of Somalia's Islamic extremists attacked a leading hotel in the capital at dawn Sunday, killing at least six people and injuring 10, before all the assailants were killed by security forces.

11-01-2015

Pope Francis has decried a flare-up of violence in Central African Republic and says he hopes he can still visit that conflict-torn country during his pilgrimage to Africa this month. 

10-31-2015

A cult leader in southern China accused of selling toxic food, swindling followers and seducing dozens of women has been sentenced to life in prison.

10-31-2015

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says American special operations troops being sent to Syria will only fight Islamic State militants and won't become involved in the long-running civil war.

10-30-2015

Gabe and Livvy Finn are a brother and sister from Kentucky who did something remarkable.

10-30-2015

In Mexico, Hurricane Patricia swept ashore as the strongest hurricane ever in the western hemisphere. Amazingly, it caused little damage and no loss of life.

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