Brazil's election took a twist Sunday, with leftist President Dilma Rousseff being forced into a runoff race against a center-right challenger who only surged in the final week of the campaign.
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier has died.
The Vatican is demanding that Christians and other religious minorities have the right to return to their homes in Syria and Iraq.
A French nurse infected with the Ebola virus in Liberia has recovered in a Paris hospital.
An Internet video released Friday purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning and threatening yet another American captive.
After more than 18 years of hard work, Elam Ministries and a major Bible translation organization have launched a new Farsi language Bible.
A fast-growing evangelical movement could influence the outcome of today's presidential elections in Brazil.
Pope Francis is meeting with his ambassadors from across the Middle East to find ways to better protect Christians targeted by Islamic terrorists.
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are threatening to storm public buildings if the territory's chief executive doesn't step down. Police warn there will be serious consequences if they try.
The 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was upstaged by pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.